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2022 Tongan volcanic eruption was largest natural explosion in more than a century, new study finds

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The 2022 eruption of a submarine volcano in Tonga was more powerful than the largest U.S. nuclear explosion, according to a new study led...

Volcano eruption in Russia’s Kamchatka spews vast ash clouds

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A volcano erupted early Tuesday on Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, spewing clouds of dust 20 kilometers (12 miles) into the sky and covering...

Swarm of quakes at Alaska volcano could mean eruption coming

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A swarm of earthquakes occurring over the past few weeks has intensified at a remote Alaska volcano dormant for over a century, a possible...

Looking back at the Tonga eruption

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A new analysis of seismic data recorded after the massively violent eruption of the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai, on January 15, 2022, has...

Models show Tonga eruption increases chances of global temperature rising temporarily above 1.5 C

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A team of researchers at the University of Oxford, working with a colleague from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, has created radiative...

Looking back at the 2022 eruption that shook the world

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One year ago, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano erupted, causing widespread destruction to the Pacific Island Nation of Tonga, spewing volcanic material up to...

Spain confirms first death from 2021 volcano eruption

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The first death from a months-long volcanic eruption on Spain's La Palma island in 2021 has been confirmed after a court ruled Monday that...

Scientists say eruption of Hawaii volcano continues to ease

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The eruption of the Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii's Big Island continues to ease, scientists said Sunday, reinforcing an earlier pronouncement that the mountain's...

Guatemala volcano eruption eases after forcing airport closure

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One of the most active volcanoes in Central America erupted over the weekend, spewing lava and ash and forcing Guatemalan authorities to briefly close...

Hawaii eruption brings tourism boon during slow season

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The spectacle of incandescent lava spewing from Hawaii's Mauna Loa has drawn thousands of visitors and is turning into a tourism boon for this...

‘Like a shotgun’: Tongan eruption is largest ever recorded

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A deadly volcanic eruption near Tonga in January was the largest ever recorded with modern equipment, a New Zealand-led team of scientists revealed Monday. The...

Tonga volcano eruption stimulates life: Rapid, massive bloom of ocean phytoplankton

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In January 2022, the largest submarine volcanic eruption of this century led to a dramatic phytoplankton bloom north of the island of Tongatapu, in...
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