More than 10km deep, 80km wide and 1,375km long – the Tonga Trench in the South Pacific Ocean is truly enormous.

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Discover how satellite data from the 2022 eruption of Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai suggests an unusual chemical reaction rapidly broke down methane high in the atmosphere. Although volcanic eruptions are ...

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

NUKU‘ALOFA, Tonga – More than four years on from one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in history, Tonga is struggling to improve its infrastructure as it pays off a massive Chinese loan. When ...