Commentary Sometimes you get more than one chance to make a first impression. So it is with the United States and Tonga—the small but important nation in the South Pacific that recently was hit by a volcanic eruption and tsunami. The United States was one of the first countries to sign a treaty with Tonga,…
Cut Off by Volcano, Tongans Relieved as Contact Restored
BANGKOK—As the massive undersea Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted on Saturday, Tongans from around the world gazed on as their relatives live-streamed images of billowing clouds of ash, gas, and steam emerging from beneath the depths. Then darkness. The eruption severed Tonga’s single fiber-optic cable, rendering the entire Pacific archipelago offline, and unable to…
All Homes on One of Tonga’s Islands Destroyed, Three Dead
SYDNEY/WELLINGTON—All the homes on one of Tonga’s small outer islands were destroyed in the massive volcanic eruption and tsunami, with three people so far confirmed dead, the government said on Tuesday in its first update since the disaster hit. With communications severely hampered by an undersea cable being severed, information on the scale of the…
Scientists Struggle to Monitor Tonga Volcano After Massive Eruption
SINGAPORE—Scientists are struggling to monitor an active volcano that erupted off the South Pacific island of Tonga at the weekend, after the explosion destroyed its sea-level crater and drowned its mass, obscuring it from satellites. The eruption of Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcano, which sits on the seismically active Pacific Ring of Fire, sent tsunami waves across the…
Pacific Tsunami Threat Recedes, Volcano Ash Hinders Response
WELLINGTON, New Zealand—The tsunami threat around the Pacific from a huge undersea volcanic eruption began to recede Sunday, but the massive ash cloud covering the tiny island nation of Tonga prevented surveillance flights from New Zealand to assess the extent of damage. Satellite images showed the spectacular eruption that took place Saturday evening, with a…
US West Coast Under Tsunami Advisory After Volcano Erupts in Pacific
WELLINGTON, New Zealand—An undersea volcano erupted in spectacular fashion Saturday near the Pacific nation of Tonga, sending tsunami waves crashing across the shore and people rushing to higher ground. The eruption cut the internet to Tonga, leaving friends and family members around the world on Sunday still anxiously trying to get in touch to figure…
Tsunami Observed in American Samoa After Tonga Volcano Erupts
An underwater volcano off Tonga erupted on Saturday, triggering a tsunami warning for several South Pacific island nations, with footage on social media showing waves crashing into homes. Tsunami waves were observed in Tonga’s capital and the capital of American Samoa, a U.S.-based tsunami monitor said. The eruption at 0410 GMT of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga…
Tallest Galapagos Volcano Erupts, Spewing Lava, Ash
QUITO, Ecuador—The tallest mountain in the Galapagos islands was erupting on Friday, spewing lava down its flanks and clouds of ash over the Pacific Ocean, according to Ecuador’s Geophysical Institute. A cloud of gas and ash from Wolf Volcano rose to 3,793 meters (12,444 feet) above sea level following the eruption that began shortly before…
Photographer in ‘Emotional Shock’ Captures Volcanic Eruption That Lasted 3 Months on the Island of La Palma
December 29, 2021
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After nearly 100 days of spewing molten lava, smoke, and ash, the Cumbre Vieja volcanic eruption on La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain, on Christmas Day was declared over. In its fiery wake, some 3,000 properties were destroyed by lava, an area of 1,219 hectares (roughly 1,500 soccer fields), CBC reported. Yet, haunting and incredible…
Spanish Eruption’s End Brings ‘Emotional Relief,’ Rebuilding
MADRID—Authorities on one of Spain’s Canary Islands declared a volcanic eruption that started in September officially finished Saturday following 10 days of no lava flows, seismic activity, or significant sulfur dioxide emissions. But the emergency in La Palma, the most northwest island in the Atlantic Ocean archipelago, is not over due to the widespread damage…
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