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Experts say Tonga volcano eruption will not cause global temperature drop

Experts say Tonga volcano eruption will not cause global temperature drop

time:2022-01-17 13:03:52
source:China News Network

On the 17th, Tonga’s submarine volcano was monitored for another major eruption. The Tonga volcano erupted three times in four days and brought various impacts: First, Tonga was severely affected, and the capital was covered by volcanic ash, like the “surface of the moon”; second, the tsunami wave caused the New Zealand ship to capsize, and the Tonga volcano tsunami flooded the US seaport; third, the volcano The collapse may further trigger a tsunami; fourth, the volcanic eruption will not cause a drop in global temperature. Multiple experts say the sulphur dioxide needed to cool the planet would take a “huge volume” and early data from Tonga’s eruption suggests its emissions were too small to have any meaningful impact on climate change.

(Editor: Liu Mengying)