The plume from Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha‘apai behaved like a mega-thunderstorm that rose 58 kilometers (38 miles) into the atmosphere.
Published Feb 16, 2022
Tsunami waves battered the coasts of several Tongan islands and ash blankets everything.
Published Jan 28, 2022Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Water Volcanoes Human Presence Remote Sensing
NASA scientists have been closely watching the evolution of the volcanic island near Tonga since 2015.
Published Jan 21, 2022Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Water Volcanoes Remote Sensing
Several Earth-observing satellites collected data during and after the potent blast spurred a tsunami and lofted volcanic material high into the stratosphere.
Published Jan 18, 2022Image of the Day Atmosphere Land Water Volcanoes Human Presence Remote Sensing
Incandescent lava erupts from a volcano in the Galápagos Islands.
Published Jan 7, 2022
