📢PUBLIC NOTICE📢 📍Update on Volcanic Activity: Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai, Tofua & Home Reef 🌎The Ministry of Lands, Survey, Planning and Natural Resources wishes to inform the public that a joint scientific voyage was carried out to assess the current activity of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai, Tofua, and Home Reef volcanoes. This work was completed in collaboration with scientists from the University of Otago and the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and supported by the Tonga Royal Navy.

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On Jan. 13, 2022, the Himawari-8 satellite captured an explosive eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano, located in the South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga. 🌋 A tidal gauge in Nuku'alofa, the capital of Tonga, measured a one-foot tsunami wave that resulted from the blast. Credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and operational partners at the Japan Meteorological Agency | Science Channel

Large volcanic eruption near Tonga (Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano) today as seen from outer space. Shown on visible imagery using the Himawari satellite. Look at the shockwave! | Tornado Alley Weather Center