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The Astounding Footage NASA Captured Of Tonga's Volcanic Eruption

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In early 2022, a volcano in Tonga erupted, sending a plume of ash into the sky and triggering a tsunami. The event was also captured in a stunning video.

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Elon Musk asked to help Tonga reconnect to the internet

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A New Zealand lawmaker has asked SpaceX chief Elon Musk to help reconnect Tonga to the internet after Saturday's volcanic eruption knocked it offline.

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Volcano-Ravaged Tonga Is Back Online After 5-Week Internet Outage

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Tonga residents began to finally see some lights at the end of the tunnel on Tuesday, with internet services jumping back online for the first time in five weeks after a massive volcanic eruption ripped apart the country’s sole subsea fiber optic cable. The repair marks a significant recovery milestone for the country,… Read more.

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Tonga Is Covered in Ash and in Crisis After Massive Volcanic Eruption

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The world stood aghast in slack-jawed horror over the weekend after watching satellite images of a volcano violently erupting in the small island nation of Tonga. Officials are only now getting a handle on the damage and humanitarian risks of what authorities are calling an “unprecedented disaster.” Read more.

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Damaged Undersea Cable Could Keep Tonga Offline for Weeks After Massive Volcanic Eruption

GizModo VR

Critical aid is just now making its way to Tonga nearly five days after an earth-shaking volcanic eruption rattled the small Pacific island nation. And while telephones service and other basic communication are starting to slowly come back online, a major disruption to an undersea fiber-optic table could leave… Read more.

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SpaceX's Starlink to provide internet access to Tonga

Mashable VR

A volcanic eruption has left the South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga with limited internet access since Jan. SpaceX plans to establish a gateway ground station on Fiji, which is about 500 miles away from Tonga, according to a tweet from Fiji’s Attorney General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum. Tweet may have been deleted.

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The West Coast Is Under a Tsunami Warning After Violent Tonga Volcanic Eruption

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A major volcanic eruption has rocked the small island nation of Tonga, causing tsunami warnings to go up across the Pacific from Australia to the U.S. Read more.

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