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While the heartfelt concern expressed for Tonga’s environment is understandable, it is important to ground this conversation in factual, observable science rather than political talking points.
Dignitaries from Tonga, an island country in the South Pacific, visited Texas this week for the EarthX 2024 Congress of Conferences.
The claim: 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption was most deadly 'of all time' A Dec. 23, 2023, Facebook video (direct link, archive link) shows a compilation of clips including ...
The IMF conducted a Technical Assistance mission to assist the National Reserve Bank of Tonga (NRBT) in modernizing its monetary policy framework. The mission aimed to address persistent challenges ...
Extreme Tonga volcano eruption leaves a telltale finger-print in space A volcano's sonic boom made a tsunami but also left a warning above the clouds. by Doris Elín Urrutia ...
This paper customizes to the Tongan economy a macroeconomic model for medium-term quarterly projections of key macro variables (QPM): output, inflation, interest rate, and exchange rate. The model is ...
Tongan National day was on November 4th -- the Annual Tonga Festival honors the community's contributions within the Hawaiian Islands featuring special performances, food, and more!
The 2022 eruption of Tonga’s Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai undersea volcano and subsequent tsunami caused over $90 million in damages impacting approximately 85 percent of the country’s population. Within ...
A state appeals court upheld the conviction and two-year sentence Tuesday of a Redwood City woman whose speeding car killed two members of the Tongan royal family and their driver in a crash on ...
My Tongan heritage means everything to me. I have the Tongan seal and motto “Ko e ʻOtua mo Tonga ko hoku tofiʻa,” which means “God and Tonga are my inheritance,” tattooed on my left arm.
The underwater eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano on January 15, 2022, generated tsunamis that may have started out as a mound of water 90 meters tall.