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Tonga’s eruption punched into the edge of space. The stratosphere cooled, and it still has not recovered

On January 15, 2022, a volcano on the floor of the South Pacific exploded with enough force to punch a plume 35 miles into ...

Military flights sent to assess damage from Pacific volcano

WELLINGTON--New Zealand and Australia were able to send military surveillance flights to Tonga on Monday to assess the damage ...

First-ever capture of a deep-ocean ridge volcanic eruption

A deep-sea submersible explored a remote Pacific mid-ocean ridge, witnessing orange volcanic glow and fresh lava spreading ...

Ahuachapán and its restive neighbors

From a geothermal hotspot to the one-time "Lighthouse of the Pacific," the heat is on beneath the volcanic landscape of ...
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Tsunami threat recedes after undersea volcano erupts near Tonga

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The tsunami threat around the Pacific from a huge undersea volcanic eruption has begun to recede, while the extent of damage to Tonga remains unclear. The eruption on ...
Smithsonian Magazine

For 25 Years, the Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program Has Kept Weekly Tabs on Volcanic Eruptions Around the World. Here’s How They Do It

Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active volcanoes Sally Sennert Did you know that there are between 40 and 50 volcanoes ...