From tracing ashes to Greece to analyzing autumnal fruit found in Pompeii, a new study places the eruption in October, not August.
Tag: Volcanoes
A Pompeii Man’s DNA Rises From the Ancient Ashes of Vesuvius
Genetic material recovered from a 1st-century Pompeii man reveals a spinal disorder and ancestral links to Anatolia.
This Galápagos Volcano Produced a ‘Mesmerizing’ River of Fire
When Wolf Volcano erupted last month in a remote corner of Ecuador, its lava trail extended for miles in an orange line so bright that it was visible from space.
This Galápagos Volcano Produced a ‘Mesmerizing’ River of Fire
When Wolf Volcano erupted last month in a remote corner of Ecuador, its lava trail extended for miles in an orange line so bright that it was visible from space.
Tonga Goes Into Lockdown Over Covid Cases
Among the infected are two workers who were helping to distribute aid shipments at the Tongan wharf after a volcanic eruption and tsunami tested positive.
Tonga’s Diaspora Confronts Daunting Challenge of Disaster Response
Tens of thousands of overseas Tongans, intimately tied to their homeland, are contending with the pandemic, snarled supply chains and limited communications.
Australian Aid Ship Docks in Tonga With a Covid Outbreak
Twenty-three people aboard the ship have tested positive for the virus, prompting concerns that it could spread to Tonga. The volcano-stricken island has reported only one case during the pandemic.
Tonga Tsunami Brought Catastrophe to 3 Tiny Islands
The sparsely populated islets of Nomuka, Mango and Fonoifua were hit by waves almost 50 feet high, a Red Cross official said.
Tongan Man Swept Away by Tsunami Survived After 26 Hours Afloat
Lisala Folau, a retired carpenter, spent a night and day at sea after an undersea volcanic eruption sent waves crashing through his home on the island of Atata.
How a Volcano Severed Tonga From the World
The disaster caused by the largest eruption in decades has been defined so far by the nation’s near-complete disconnection in an ever-connected age.