The South Pacific blast may have consumed its own methane — but using this idea against the greenhouse gas is controversial.

Hunga Tonga created the largest volcanic eruption of the 21st century—then cleaned up its own mess.

In January 2022, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano erupted, releasing immense quantities of methane into the atmosphere.

The profoundly powerful Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption on Jan. 15 created a jarring appearance on Earth's surface and sent pressure waves around the globe. Now, NASA scientists say the volcano's ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Ash from the Hunga Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcanic eruption is going to suffocate plants and turn rain into acid, scientists ...

The Hunga Tonga volcanic eruption that stunned the world last January injected so much water into the stratosphere that it will likely make the ozone hole larger in the coming years, scientists ...

The ancient Tongan phrase for tsunami is peau kula, which translates to red wave. The deeper meaning of the words became clear to Taaniela Kula, the head of Tonga’s Geological Services, when he ...

A second major eruption has been detected at the Hunga Tonga volcano on Monday, according to an alert from Australia’s Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre. There were no casualties reported from the ...

The eruption of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano this weekend sent a massive cloud of ash high into the atmosphere and generated a tsunami that impacted much of the Pacific Rim. As of this ...