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Royal Sunset Island Resort at ʻAtata Island, pictured in 2012. ʻAtatā is located near the north west coast of Tongatapu, the main island of Tonga. ʻAtatā is an island in Tonga, near the capital city Nukuʻalofa. [1] The island was completely evacuated after the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai eruption and tsunami. Before the eruption, the ...
An undersea volcano violently erupted in the southwestern Pacific Ocean near the Kingdom of Tonga Saturday, local time, sending shock waves through the atmosphere and triggering tsunami waves ...
The islands of Moce, Moala, Kadavu and Taveuni were struck by low-level tsunamis that triggered flooding. [98] In American Samoa, a tsunami measuring 61 cm (24 in) was recorded by tide gauges. [39] Niue, where residents evacuated coastal areas, reported no tsunami, despite tremors and the island's close proximity to Tonga. [36]
Severe Tropical Cyclone Heta was a Category 5 tropical cyclone that caused moderate damage to the islands of Tonga, Niue, and American Samoa during late December 2003 and early January 2004. Heta formed on December 25, 2003; it reached a maximum intensity of 260 km/h (160 mph) and an estimated pressure of 915 hPa (27.02 inHg ) before ...
The main impact in Tonga was in the northern part of the island kingdom where there were deaths, injuries and extensive damage [38] on Niuatoputapu, a flat coral island [39] 500 km north of the main island Tongatapu, and reportedly closest to the epicentre of the earthquake. The death toll on the island has risen to nine. [40]
The monstrous storm made landfall on Carriacou at 11 a.m. EDT Monday as a Category 4 with winds of 140, the first time a hurricane has made landfall on the island since recordkeeping began in the ...
Storm name Dates active Max wind km/h (mph) Pressure (hPa) Areas affected Damage Deaths Refs Claudia December 6–13 175 (110) 940 None None None 03F December 9–17 Unspecified 997 Cook Islands None None Evan: December 9–19 185 (115) 943 Samoan Islands, Wallis and Futuna, Fiji, Tonga, New Zealand $316 million 14 02U December 18–21
WASHINGTON—A powerful and deadly winter storm that stretched thousands of miles across the U.s., slamming major cities from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic, has finally come to an end. However ...