Abstract This paper examines the human-nature dynamics of volcanic eruptions through a multidisciplinary exploration of the recently-formed Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha‘apai (HTHH) landmass in the Kingdom of Tonga. HTHH was formed in early 2015 in the Ha‘apai island group in southwestern Tonga. This landmass has persisted longer than expected, providing a rare opportunity to examine pathways of erosion and biological colonization, and offering a glimpse into the cultural dynamics of a continuously changing Polynesian seascape. In 2018 and 2019, a collaborative partnership between the Kingdom of Tonga, Sea Education Association (SEA), and the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) ran expeditions to HTHH to calibrate satellite observations via field, ship, and drone-based measurements. In accessing HTHH via SEA's sailing school vessel (SSV) the Robert C. Seamans, a team of scientists and students combined fieldwork in anthropology, oceanography, and physical volcanology to study micro- and macro-scale dynamics of this classical surtseyan eruption site. In this pathfinding paper, we discuss the value of involving students in the process of real-time scientific discovery with on-the-fly adaptive hypothesis testing; this collaborative project provided mutual benefit to initiatives in science and education by offering robust data collection, while expanding environmental and cultural literacy. Additionally, we integrate collaborative research on HTHH with ethnographic research to understand how this ever changing “sea of islands” or intimately interconnected island spaces impact social-cultural relations within Oceania. We emphasize the importance of such multidisciplinary research in understanding the complexity of human-nature relations in a rapidly changing world.

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探索地球上最新的陆地 Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai 的人与自然动态

摘要 本文通过对汤加王国最近形成的 Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai (HTHH) 陆地的多学科探索，研究了火山喷发的人类-自然动力学。HTHH 于 2015 年初在汤加西南部的 Ha'apai 岛群成立。这块大陆的持续时间比预期的要长，提供了一个难得的机会来检查侵蚀和生物殖民的途径，并提供对不断变化的波利尼西亚海景的文化动态的一瞥。在 2018 年和 2019 年，汤加王国、海洋教育协会 (SEA) 和美国国家航空航天局 (NASA) 之间的合作伙伴关系对 HTHH 进行了远征，以通过实地、船舶和无人机校准卫星观测测量。通过 SEA' 访问 HTHH s 帆船校船 (SSV) Robert C. Seamans 是一个科学家和学生团队，他们结合了人类学、海洋学和物理火山学的实地考察，研究了这个经典 surtseyan 火山喷发地点的微观和宏观动态。在这篇探索性论文中，我们讨论了让学生参与实时科学发现过程和动态自适应假设检验的价值；该合作项目通过提供强大的数据收集，同时扩大环境和文化素养，为科学和教育举措带来互惠互利。此外，我们将 HTHH 的合作研究与人种学研究相结合，以了解这个不断变化的“岛屿之海”或紧密相连的岛屿空间如何影响大洋洲内部的社会文化关系。