As the South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission suggests, Tonga is extremely vulnerable due to a number of factors, due to factors such as volcanoes and edemic species. As this report states, volcanoes are a factor in the instability of Tonga. Check out the above clip to see an awesome volcanic eruption. |
Sources
South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission. 2011. Environmental Vulnerability Index. Retrieved May 2011 from http://www.vulnerabilityindex.net/EVI%20Country%20Profiles/TO.pdf.
Mike. 2009 March 19. Tonga Volcano. Posted to gCaptain Blogsite. Retrieved May 2011 from http://gcaptain.com/underwater-volcano-erupts-off-tonga-video?7349.