Scientists have found signs of life on one of the world's newest islands, just four years after it was spawned by a volcanic eruption. Unofficially known as Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai, it lies in ...

Life on the newest island on Earth is thriving ... sea in January between two established uninhabited volcanic islands - Hunga Tonga and Hunga Ha'apai - joining them together into one larger ...

SYDNEY--Three of Tonga’s smaller islands suffered serious damage from tsunami waves, officials and the Red Cross said Wednesday, as a wider picture begins to emerge of the destruction caused by ...

Tonga's geography is diverse, with volcanic and coral islands offering a stunning contrast ... a tranquil haven with pristine beaches and a relaxed pace of life. Eua, with its ecotourism and ...

The force of the Jan. 15 eruption of an undersea volcano near the Tonga islands in the South Pacific was said to have been similar to, or slightly greater than, that of the 1707 event. The ...

The towering undersea volcano known as Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai had awakened, and on a balmy afternoon in January 2022 it began blasting its insides into the sky above this Pacific island chain ...

Humanitarian aid has been reaching Tonga after last month's volcanic eruption and tsunami, but the South Pacific island is now in lockdown after several Covid cases were reported. Tonga had ...

The Pacific Islands of Samoa, Tonga and Christmas Island/Kiribati have been the first countries in the world to welcome in 2021. A firework display took place in Samoa's capital, Apia, as the ...