Three people lost their lives in the disaster, and major damage was caused to infrastructure and crops in the surrounding islands.

The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano erupted for the second time in 2 days, triggering a tsunami that hit the South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga. NOAA's GOES-West satellite captured imagery of the ...

It's been nearly four years since a massive volcanic explosion rocked the Pacific nation of Tonga. The eruption created a huge plume of ash and water that stretched more than halfway to space. HPR's ...

Aerial images show the devastation in Tonga left behind after a violent offshore volcanic eruption sparked a tsunami and clouded the sky with ash. Communications with the island nation have largely ...

Analysis has shown a boulder weighing almost 1,200 tons in Tonga is one of the largest known wave-transported rocks in the world, providing new insights into the Pacific region's history and risk of ...

A tsunami triggered by a volcanic eruption decimated some islands of the South Pacific nation of Tonga. The crushing effect on land and infrastructure can be seen from outer space. Three of Tonga’s ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand and Australia have sent military surveillance flights to assess the damage in Tonga caused by Saturday's huge undersea volcanic eruption. Communications with the ...

New Zealand and Australia were able to send military surveillance flights to Tonga on Monday to assess the damage a huge undersea volcanic eruption left in the Pacific island nation. A towering ash ...

The traumatic event has left devastating effects on people's well-being in Tonga. For some people, the full impacts of trauma ...