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Japanese aid to Tonga aimed at countering China’s influence

January 27, 2022

Following the eruption of an underwater volcano in Tonga, the Japanese government is working to provide aid to the South Pacific nation, spurred partly by Beijing’s growing influence in the region.

Nasa studies birth and evolution of 'Surtseyan island' after Tonga eruption

January 26, 2022

A volcano in Tonga began erupting in late December 2021 and exploded in mid-January 2022, and the phenomenon is being studied by Nasa scientist James Garvin and his colleagues.

Tonga volcano’s eruption heat likely generated atmospheric waves linked to tsunami

TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2022

The Jan. 15 eruption of an undersea volcano off Tonga marked the first time since modernized observation began in the 1980s that peculiar atmospheric waves were observed from a volcanic eruption, according to researchers at the Earthquake Research Institute of the University of Tokyo.

Tonga volcano relief efforts face challenges: UN

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2022

Tonga's Nuku'alofa airport remained closed because workers were unable to finish clearing ashfall. Ships sailing from Australia and New Zealand would take six to eight days to arrive in a Tonga port, a UN official said.

Before and after satellite images of volcanic eruption in Tonga's Hunga Ha'apai island

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2022

The massive eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano in Tonga has lately sent tsunami sweeping across the shore of the South Pacific island country, and multiple countries nearby have reported rising water levels or issued tsunami warnings.

NARIT keeps close watch for impact of Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai eruption

TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2022

The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT) said on Monday that the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcano eruption had an impact on nearly every coastline on Earth and that it would monitor the situation closely.

Better safe than sorry: PM tells agencies to be ready for possible tsunami

TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2022

Relevant agencies have been instructed to monitor developments on the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcano eruption and ensure that Thailand’s disaster warning system is in working condition, a source from Government House said on Monday.

Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcano too far away to touch Thailand: govt

MONDAY, JANUARY 17, 2022

The eruption of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai underwater volcano near the South Pacific kingdom of Tonga on Friday and Saturday has had no effect on Thailand, deputy government spokesperson Traisulee Traisoranakul said on Sunday.

Tonga volcano eruption has massive waves crashing on shores far and wide

SUNDAY, JANUARY 16, 2022

The explosion of an underwater volcano near the Pacific nation of Tonga on Saturday sent tsunami waves crashing to the shore in many countries.

WHO says Zika risk low in Pacific ahead of Meghan visit

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2018

Wellington - As Prince Harry and his expectant wife Meghan prepare to tour Fiji and Tonga next week, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the risk of contracting Zika virus in the Pacific nations is low.

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