Climate Science Digest: April 2, 2025

Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. Hunga volcano eruption cooled, rather than warmed, the Southern Hemisphere When Hunga Tonga–Hunga...

Unlocking ocean waves’ renewable energy potential – new research

Ocean waves have long been seen as having huge potential as a source of renewable energy. Waves produce an estimated 50 trillion to 80 trillion watts of power worldwide – nearly two to three times the world’s current annual energy consumption....

Sailors Celebrate the Navy’s 250th Birthday

OCTOBER 13, 2025 – Multinational service members deployed in support of Pacific Partnership 2025 celebrated the Navy’s 250th Birthday embarked on the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS John L. Canley (ESB-6) underway in the Western...

The implications of the Hunga Tonga volcanic eruption

The Hunga Tonga volcanic eruption of January 2022 was expected to warm the planet, as hundreds of millions of tonnes of water vapour was injected into the atmosphere. But it didn’t according to US researchers. Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai is a...

Global Economists Demand Urgent African Debt Relief

More than 20 leading economists call for comprehensive reform as crushing debt costs prevent millions from accessing clean water and basic healthcare Over 20 prominent global economists, including Nobel Prize winner Joseph Stiglitz, have issued an...

Magnitude 7 Earthquake Strikes Tonga Islands

Tonga Islands, March 30: An earthquake of 7.0 on the Richter Scale jolted Tonga Islands on Sunday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology said. As per the NCS, massive earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10km, making it...

World News | Earthquake of Magnitude 7 Jolts Tonga Islands

Tonga Islands, March 30 (ANI): An earthquake of 7.0 on the Richter Scale jolted Tonga Islands on Sunday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology said. As per the NCS, massive earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10km, making it...

Macra, others end Mwanza’s long wait for ICT laboratory

KUNKUYU—The President wants to turn Malawi into a digitally powered nationWhen, in 2003, the Bakili Muluzi administration split Mwanza into two districts, namely Mwanza and Neno, there was one desktop computer at Mwanza District Council. That...

Wave energy’s huge potential could finally be unlocked by the power of sound – new research

Ocean waves have long been seen as having huge potential as a source of renewable energy. Waves produce an estimated 50 trillion to 80 trillion watts of power worldwide – nearly two to three times the world’s current annual energy consumption....

Scientists Predict Under Sea Volcano Eruption Near Oregon Coast in 2025

An undersea volcano situated roughly 470 kilometers off Oregon's coastline, Axial Seamount, is showing signs of imminent activity. Researchers have noted telltale signals such as ground deformation, heightened seismic activity, and magma...

Wasted millions: $8.3 million Tongiaki catamaran no longer serves Tonga, review finds 

Researchers have discovered a potentially younger and active volcanic hotspot beneath the Cook Islands’ waters, prompting excitement for geological understanding and raising calls for caution regarding seabed mining. The Seabed Minerals Authority...

24km walk champions urgent call for voluntary blood donors in Tonga

Tongan health advocate Makahokovalu Pailate is no stranger to walking long distances for a worthy cause. On 14 June, World Blood Donor Day, he will once again lace up his shoes for a 24-kilometre walk from Fuamotu Airport to Billfish Bar in...

Magnitude 7 quake in Tonga - What’s next?

A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Tonga early Monday, prompting tsunami alerts that were lifted later in the morning. Authorities say the quake occurred around 1.20am local time, with its epicentre located approximately 79 kilometres from Pangai in...

Tongan Scholar Sunia Foliaki promoted to Professor at Massey

Dr. Sunia Foliaki has been promoted to Professor at Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University, effective 1 January 2025. He is among 12 staff members elevated to the rank of Professor in the latest promotion round, alongside 25 new Associate...

World News | Israeli Tech Saves Life in Thailand: First Survivor Rescued from Rubble

Tel Aviv [Israel], March 31 (ANI/TPS): After a devastating earthquake struck Thailand over the weekend, Israel dispatched missions on Sunday to assist in the disaster-stricken area and save lives. A team from Camero-Tech, an Israeli company based...

National Summit charts Tonga’s next decade

Tonga’s National Development Summit wrapped up last Friday, setting a roadmap for the next decade with a strong focus on resilience, economic growth, and governance. Held at the Fa’onelua Convention Centre in Nuku’alofa from March 18-21, the...

Strong quake rocks Tonga

A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Tonga yesterday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 16km, GFZ said. GFZ had earlier pegged the earthquake at 6.6. Hazardous tsunami waves from this earthquake are...

7.0-magnitude offshore earthquake hits near Tonga — USGS

This is a screenshot of the interactive map of the United States Geological Service (USGS) showing the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that hit 73 kilometers southeast of Pangai, Tonga at 1219 GMT on Sunday, March 30. | USGS SYDNEY, Australia — A...

Understanding the Tonga trench: Why shallow earthquakes are more dangerous

Read Full Article A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Tonga Islands on Sunday, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The quake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 km, making it more prone to aftershocks and potentially...

Magnitude 7 earthquake hits Tonga Islands

The German Research Centre for Geosciences said a magnitude 7 earthquake struck Tonga on Sunday. The quake was said to be at a depth of 10 km. According to the US Geological Survey, USGS, the quake occurred about 100 kilometres northeast of...