13230 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://www.iflscience.com/environment/tongas-volcanic-eruption-created-record-590000-volcanic-lightning-strikes/The devasting Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption that happened last month in the Tongan Archipelago generated a deadly tsunami and a plume reaching 55 kilometers (34 miles) up into the mesosphere. This dramatic release of ashes created the perfect condition for another natural phenomenon: volcanic lightning.2022-02-17T18:15+0100iflscience-3de5f053376fb53105273e2b4382859c20220217181500https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2022/02/17/Hawaii-tsunami-threat-earthquake/2591645111490/Image of the epicenter where a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck south of the Fiji islands on Wednesday. Photo courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey Feb. 17 (UPI) -- Officials determined there was no tsunami threat to Hawaii Thursday after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake took place under the Pacific Ocean some 300 miles from Tonga on Wednesday.2022-02-17T16:55+0100upi-702fb222fa2d2a0c8ffe5cb3f75973b920220217165500https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022/02/58fb578397ea-japan-completes-aid-mission-to-disaster-stricken-tonga.htmlJapanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said Thursday the Self-Defense Forces have completed their aid mission to Tonga, which was hit by tsunami waves and ash fall following a massive undersea volcanic eruption last month. Japan dispatched two Air Self-Defense Force C-130 transport planes and the....2022-02-17T13:10+0100kyodonews-af979f00d24bc53d9d153b33a135fd8520220217131000https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/australia/2022/australia-220216-audod02.htmBy Lieutenant Brendan Trembath 16 February 2022. Australian Defence Force and Republic of Fiji Military Forces personnel are working side-by-side on Atata Island in Tonga to clear tsunami debris, remediate eroded beaches and make community buildings safe.2022-02-17T08:20+0100globalsecurity-b147cc88af2b9b80dc06c2c33fc7c15420220217082000