Sea turtle 'predicts' massive volcanic eruption and spends 47 days swimming away

16 February 2022 by Sarah Jones

Sea turtle Tilly swam more than 1,100 miles in January towards Tonga when she suddenly changed course, the day before Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai’s eruption Tonga: A look at Tilly the turtle’s journey after release A sea turtle who traveled thousands of miles towards Tonga suddenly changed course the day before a volcanic eruption caused carnage … Read more

SpaceX restoring Tonga’s internet severed by volcanic eruption

7 February 2022 by Mike Bond

Elon Musk’s satellite internet venture is helping to restore connectivity to the Pacific Island nation of Tonga, according to an official in Fiji where the work is underway. Tonga’s sole optic-fiber link to the internet and the rest of the world was severed by a volcanic eruption on Jan. 15 and only limited connectivity has … Read more