The South Pacific blast may have consumed its own methane — but using this idea against the greenhouse gas is controversial.
Hunga Tonga created the largest volcanic eruption of the 21st century—then cleaned up its own mess.
In January 2022, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano erupted, releasing immense quantities of methane into the atmosphere.
The Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai eruption of 2022 involved a self-cleaning mechanism scientists hadn't seen before, considerably reducing the anticipated long-term atmospheric consequences. The chemistry ...
After the 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption, satellites spotted a strange formaldehyde-rich plume drifting across the ...
Credit: Tonga Geological Services A giant volcano may have accidentally uncovered a powerful new way to destroy methane in ...
A towering plume from the 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption did more than blast ash, seawater and gases deep into the atmosphere. It also appears to have triggered an unexpected burst of methane ...
Aerial images show the devastation in Tonga left behind after a violent offshore volcanic eruption sparked a tsunami and clouded the sky with ash. Communications with the island nation have largely ...