Two years after the massive Hunga Tonga underwater volcanic eruption, researchers have uncovered its primary trigger: an explosion likely caused by gas-compressed rock beneath the ocean. This groundbr

ANU seismologists reveal how the 2022 Hunga Tonga eruption, rivaling a nuclear blast, triggered tsunamis and global atmospheric effects

Scientists have identified compressed gas within rocks as the trigger for the massive 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai eruption, which caused significant tsunamis and global climatic impacts. The explosion released energy comparable to multiple nuclear blasts,