📢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.

NASA has followed the Pacific Islands evolution for years. Then Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai erupted. 🌋 “It gave us a window into a rapid-paced life history of an island that we can compare to hundreds of other islands in the oceans over time,” said Jim Garvin, Chief Scientist at NASA Goddard. Through the eyes of NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration and ESA - European Space Agency satellites, scientists are able to study the life cycle of volcanic islands – from formation to erupti

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

14K views · 300 reactions |  NEW VIDEO: The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano was so large it was caught on satellite and volcanic ash is still blowing across the ocean. https://bit.ly/33M7X6F | KSBW TV Action News 8 | Facebook

13K views · 432 reactions | Here is a view of the Underwater volcano Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai eruption via GOES-West Ash RGB product. | US National Weather Service Portland Oregon | Facebook