Last year's Tonga volcano explosion packed quite a punch. As per research, the explosion was around 1,000 times more powerful than the nuclear bomb the United States dropped on Japan's Hiroshima in 1945.

Quite a punch! Last year's Tonga volcano eruption was 1,000 times stronger than Hiroshima nuclear bomb

A massive underwater volcano erupted off Tonga this year in January, triggering Tsunami warnings. The dramatic explosion of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai volcano was seen in satellite images as the eruption sent smoke and ash into the air.

'Surprisingly intact': Probe into massive undersea Tonga volcanic eruption defies expectations of scientists

Elon Musk's SpaceX is installing a satellite internet constellation to restore Tonga's internet. Fiji's Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum said on Twitter, "A SpaceX team is now in Fiji establishing a Starlink gateway station to reconnect Tonga to the world.

SpaceX installing satellite internet constellation to restore Tonga's internet

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is confident that humans will land on Mars by 2026. As he has been an advocate of hypothetical Mars colonisation, he might have persuaded people that human life outside Earth is possible.

Elon Musk's dream of colonising Mars has a connection with Tonga volcanic eruption

The Australian warship set to deliver humanitarian assistance to Tonga has been hit with COVID-19 cases, authorities said. The country was hit with a devastating volcano and a tsunami on January 15 as it called for aid.

Australian warship carrying humanitarian assistance hit with virus

It has been a week since a volcanic explosion engulfed the Pacific Island nation of Tonga. But residents here continue to struggle even now, with ash and the psychological fallout of the eruption along with the tsunami.

World rushes to tsunami hit Tonga's aid

Tonga is receiving humanitarian aid as countries are sending much-needed supplies to the South Pacific nation after the aircraft could land after the airport was reopened.

A 57-year-old Tongan man says he survived 27-hour swim after tsunami

Tsunami-hit Tonga to receive aid after humanitarian flights finally made their way to the Pacific nation, which has been cut off from the rest of the world after a massive undersea volcanic eruption.

Tsunami-hit Tonga to receive humanitarian aid as airport reopens

Peruvian authorities sealed off three beaches Monday after they were hit by an oil spill blamed on freak waves caused by the volcanic eruption in Tonga. The Pampilla Refinery, part of the Spanish company Repsol, said there had been a "limited spill" of oil off the coast of Callao and Ventanilla districts near Lima Saturday due to the violent waves produced by the eruption on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

Peru beaches suffer oil spill blamed on waves from Tonga volcanic eruption

Latest satellite pictures: Tsunami and volcano in Tonga

After an underwater volcanic eruption, now considered to be the world's largest in the last three decades, created a terrible tsunami and sent heavy smoke and soot billowing across the Pacific island nation of Tonga, Australia and New Zealand have despatched relief.

Tonga volcano eruption: Australia and New Zealand sending aid ships to tsunami-hit island

Tonga's government said on Wednesday that a 49-foot tsunami wave had hit the country last weekend. Reports say at least three people have been killed, although, the death toll could be higher with rescue efforts recently underway in the island nation.

'Unprecedented disaster': Tonga was hit by 49-foot tsunami, says government

At least one person has died after an underwater volcanic blast near the Pacific island nation of Tonga triggered a tsunami warning two days ago. Communication lines remain disrupted with the airport closed as reports said there has been large scale damage along the western coast of Tonga.

Tsunami-hit Tonga remains cut off; distress signal detected

As per her relatives, a British woman who went missing after a large underwater volcanic eruption caused tsunami waves to pound Tonga has been found dead, making her the island's first reported victim in the disaster.

UK woman killed while trying to rescue dogs from Tonga tsunami

'Water is an immediate need': Tonga assesses damage after volcanic eruption, COVID-19 threat looms