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Biden to host White House Pacific island summit

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 07 07:56 AM

US President Joe Biden will host Pacific island leaders at the White House in September, a senior American diplomat said Saturday, deepening a regional charm offensive to counter growing Chinese influence. Read more »

Filipinas ramp up SEAG preps with 16-0 win vs Tonga

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 22 05:18 PM

The Philippine women's football team made a complete domination of a hapless Tonga side, 16-0, during their friendly game in Australia on Friday. Read more »

Prayer beads

Renato Redentor Constantino
Posted at Feb 05 03:15 AM

To be bookended by calamities. What a ride we’ve had, and what a ride we’ll face. Read more »

6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off Tonga

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 27 04:21 PM

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of Tonga at 0640 GMT on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said, with no immediate reports of damage. Read more »

Tongans determined to rebuild battered homeland

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 22 04:29 PM

Tongans said they were determined to rebuild their battered homeland in the wake of last week's devastating eruption and tsunami as a massive clean up continued Saturday in the Pacific kingdom. Read more »

Tonga volcano eruption was like 'atomic bomb'

Maddison Connaughton, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 21 05:01 PM

Tonga's volcanic eruption felt like an "atomic bomb" that shook "the whole island", an aid worker told AFP on Friday, as the Pacific nation raced to address a drinking water shortage. Read more »

Tongan survives 27-hour swim after tsunami

Reuters
Posted at Jan 20 05:27 PM

WELLINGTON - A 57-year-old Tongan man who said he swam around 27 hours after getting swept out to sea during Saturday’s devastating tsunami has been hailed a 'real life Aquaman'. Read more »

First aid flight arrives in Tonga following volcano eruption

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 20 04:41 PM

The first aid flight carrying humanitarian supplies arrived in Tonga on Thursday, after an undersea volcanic eruption on the weekend triggered a tsunami that caused severe damage to the South Pacific island nation. Read more »

EXPLAINER: Tonga volcano eruption's effect on global climate

Echo Xie, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 19 12:33 PM

The huge volcanic eruption in the Pacific island nation of Tonga on the weekend may not have been big enough to affect global climate but volcanic eruptions are an underestimated natural cause of climate variability, scientists said. Read more »

Images reveal devastation in tsunami-hit Tonga

Chris Foley, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 19 04:27 AM

The United Nations Satellite Center said that of 104 structures analyzed in a cloud-free area, 41 structures were damaged. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 18, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 12:58 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Tonga confirms 2 deaths after volcanic eruption

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 18 02:39 PM

Tonga has confirmed at least 2 people were killed in an undersea volcanic eruption off the South Pacific island nation. Read more »

Tonga volcanic eruption aftermath

New Zealand Defense Force handout via Reuters
Posted at Jan 18 11:06 AM

A general view from a New Zealand Defense Force P-3K2 Orion surveillance flight shows ash covered homes and vegetation over Nomuka in Tonga. Read more »

What may have caused 'rare' volcano tsunami?

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 18 08:22 AM

GNS Tsunami Duty Officer Jonathan Hanson said it probably occurred in part thanks to a previous eruption of the same volcano one day earlier. Read more »

Tsunami caused by Tonga volcano eruption stumps experts

Kyodo News
Updated as of Jan 18 07:16 AM

The recent eruption of an underwater volcano off Tonga stumped weather experts, as volcanic eruptions are said to rarely cause a rise in tide levels. Read more »

Tonga cut off by volcanic blast

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 17 04:41 PM

Tonga was virtually cut off from the rest of the world Monday after a massive volcanic blast that crippled communications with the Pacific island nation, and experts warned internet connection may not be fully restored for weeks. Read more »

How volcanic explosion sent tsunami waves to Tonga

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 12:36 PM

How did a volcanic explosion in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday send tsunami waves to Tonga, Japan, and even as far away as the United States? Read more »

Tonga volcano erupts

National Institute of Information And Communications (Japan) / AFP
Posted at Jan 16 01:47 PM

A grab taken from footage by Japan's Himawari-8 satellite and released by the National Institute of Information and Communications (Japan) on Saturday shows the volcanic eruption that provoked a tsunami, in Tonga. Read more »

Tonga volcano caused 'significant' damage

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 16 03:19 PM

There have been no reports of injury or deaths in Tonga following a powerful volcanic eruption, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said. Read more »

Volcano triggers Tonga tsunami, alerts from Japan to US

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 16 04:30 AM

An underwater volcano in the South Pacific erupted Saturday with a stunning blast, sending tsunami waves onto nearby Tonga and to the north in Japan, with warnings of dangerous ocean surges issued as far away as the US West Coast. Read more »