The Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption back in January 2022 was visible from space and the images are incredible.

The eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai produced one of the most extreme lightning storms ever and it has given scientists a unique glimpse into the volcano's secrets.

One-minute snapshots of lightning over the Tonga volcano eruption on January 15. The lightning surrounded the volcano "in distinctive ring patterns during the peak of the eruption," Vaisala reports.

The volcano has already broken several records. Now, a new study reveals more details of this puzzling event by analyzing lightning data.

New research shows that the plume emitted by the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai Volcano eruption in 2022 created the highest lightning flash rates ever recorded on Earth.

Last year's colossal eruption of the Hunga undersea volcano near Tonga produced Earth's most intense recorded lightning storm, scientists said.

The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano in the Pacific Ocean earlier this year was one for the record books — in several surprising ways.

The Hunga Tonga volcano eruption continues to break records. Its latest? The highest altitudes that lightning has ever been known to start. The plume from the eruption produced lightning flashes ...

The eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai produced one of the most extreme lightning storms ever and it has given scientists a unique glimpse into the volcano's secrets.