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COVID cases reported on Australian aid vessel sailing to virus-free Tonga

About two dozen cases of COVID-19 have been recorded among the crew of an Australian warship expected to arrive in coronavirus-free Tonga on Wednesday to deliver humanitarian aid, Australian authorities said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Internet to Tonga's main island could be restored in 2 weeks

Tonga’s main island could have its internet service restored within two weeks, although it may take much longer to repair the connection to the smaller islands

The Independent UK

COVID-19 outbreak on board HMAS Adelaide could hold up delivery of vital aid to Tonga

Uncertainty surrounds Australia's latest aid mission to Tonga, as almost two dozen personnel on a navy ship carrying humanitarian supplies to the country test positive to COVID-19.

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COVID updates: Supermarkets say supply shortages easing as COVID case numbers stabilise

Woolworths says absences at its distribution centres has decreased, but rapid antigen tests, paracetamol and toilet paper are still subject to purchase limits.

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Long-term planning crucial to Tonga’s recovery

A flurry of relief activity immediately after disasters seldom results in long-term recovery, writes Sandeeka Mannakkara, and Tonga should take care to achieve both

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Ultraviolet telescopes might help us "see" supersonic dark matter

In this edition of Inverse Daily, read stories about how ultraviolet telescopes help us detect dark matter, Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai's eruption from space, and more.

Inverse

The science of sugar + Canada's discriminatory First Nations child welfare system – The Conversation Weekly podcast transcript

This is a transcript of The Conversation Weekly podcast episode The science of sugar: why we’re hardwired to love it and what eating too much does to your brain, published on January 20, 2022.

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Tonga volcano: Most of the population affected by ashfall and tsunami

Dozens of people from remote Mango island had to be relocated after losing their homes and belongings

The Independent UK

France sends aid to volcano-struck Tonga from neighbouring New Caledonia

The French army is sending 10 tonnes of humanitarian cargo from New Caledonia to the Tonga Islands, struggling to recover from a powerful volcanic eruption on 15 January, followed by a tsunami.

Radio France Internationale

First Thing: US and UK withdraw families from Ukraine embassies

Dependents of staffers have been told to leave Kyiv amid growing tensions over Russia’s military buildup. Plus, Jason Bateman on his lost decade

The Guardian - UK

2 Japanese planes fly more aid to Tonga after volcanic blast

Two Japanese aircraft have left Australia to deliver more vital aid to Tonga as the Pacific nation deals with the aftermath of a volcanic eruption and tsunami

The Independent UK

Tonga volcano's eruption heat likely generated atmospheric waves linked to tsunami

The Jan. 15 eruption of an undersea volcano off Tonga marked the first time since modernized observation began in the 1980s that peculiar atmospheric waves were observed from a volcanic eruption, according to researchers at the Earthquake Research Institute of the University of Tokyo.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Tonga volcano: 84% of population affected by ashfall and tsunami

Some residents relocated after homes destroyed as communication remains ‘an acute challenge’ and more international relief on its way

The Guardian - AU

5 ways climate change increases the threat of tsunamis, from collapsing ice shelves to sea level rise

The enormous eruption of the underwater volcano in Tonga, Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai, triggered a tsunami that reached countries all around the Pacific rim, even causing a disastrous oil spill along 21 beaches in Peru.

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Tonga eruption was so intense, it caused the atmosphere to ring like a bell

The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption reached an explosive crescendo on Jan. 15, 2022. Its rapid release of energy powered an ocean tsunami that caused damage as far away as the U.S. West Coast, but it also generated pressure waves in the atmosphere that quickly spread around the world.

The Conversation

Why the Tonga volcano cued tsunami warnings for the North American Pacific coast

On Jan. 15, a tsunami warning went out to residents of British Columbia and the west coast of the United States. The warning was issued after the eruption of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano in Tonga in the Southwest Pacific.

Los Angeles Times

The tsunami that battered Santa Cruz highlights the threat facing California’s coast

When harbor officials warned Kenneth Stagnaro of a tsunami heading from Tonga for the Santa Cruz Harbor last weekend, he decided to take his two boats out to sea.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tonga Struggles with Ash, Psychological Trauma after Eruption and Tsunami

Families have stopped children playing outside as Tonga struggles to deal with ash and the psychological fallout of last week's volcanic eruption and tsunami, aid workers and residents said. Communication with the outside world remained difficult on Sunday, with few internet services, and outlying islands still cut off from the…

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Tonga struggles with ash, psychological trauma after eruption and tsunami

Families have stopped children playing outside as Tonga struggles to deal with ash and the psychological fallout of last week's volcanic eruption and tsunami, aid workers and residents said.

Al Jazeera

The day the world went dark: Survivor recalls disaster in Tonga

Resident of Tongatapu says deafening sound, rain of sulphur ash followed Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai’s eruption.

Bangkok Post

Tongans continue cleanup after massive eruption

Tongans queued for limited money services that were restored in the Pacific island’s capital on Saturday, as the cleanup continued a week after a devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami.

The Independent UK

Australia delivers water, telecommunications aid to Tonga

Three flights from Australia carrying food, water, medical supplies and telecommunications equipment have landed in Tonga, as the Pacific nation continues to grapple with the aftermath of an underwater volcanic eruption

ABC News

Drinking water the priority in Tonga after volcano, tsunami with Australian naval ship on the way

Minister for International Development Zed Seselja says Tongan officials and defence personnel are doing an "extraordinary job" in aid and clean-up efforts.

Reuters

Some money services reopen in Tonga, drinking water the priority

Tongans queued for limited money services that were restored in the Pacific island's capital on Saturday, as the clean-up continued a week after a devastating volcanic eruption and tsunami.

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Saint Elon Musk is ready to help Tonga with Starlink terminals. Oh, wait.

Musk asked on Twitter whether or not it would be 'important' for SpaceX to send Starlink setups to Tonga.

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