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In 2022, the Hunga Tonga eruption sent huge amounts of water vapour into the stratosphere, causing change - The Times of India

In 2022, the Hunga Tonga eruption sent huge amounts of water vapour into the stratosphere, causing change The Times of IndiaThe 2022 Hunga Tonga eruption produced the largest underwater explosion ever recorded by modern instruments. Its plume climbed approximately 57 kilometres—higher than any volcanic plume observed during the satellite era—and injected enough water ScienceBlog.comScientists notice unexpected phenomenon in the atmosphere after volcanic eruption Radar.amWhen Hunga Tonga erupted underwater in 2022, it fired so much water vapour into the upper atmosphere that it measurably increased the total amount of water in the stratosphere, and scientists are still tracking how it may nudge the climate for years. ScienceBlog.com

In 2022, the Hunga Tonga eruption sent huge amounts of water vapour into the stratosphere, causing change The Times of IndiaThe 2022 Hunga Tonga eruption produced the largest underwater explosion ever recorded by modern instruments. Its plume climbed approximately 57 kilometres—higher than any volcanic plume observed during the satellite era—and injected enough water ScienceBlog.comScientists notice unexpected phenomenon in the atmosphere after volcanic eruption Radar.amWhen Hunga Tonga erupted underwater in 2022, it fired so much water vapour into the upper atmosphere that it measurably increased the total amount of water in the stratosphere, and scientists are still tracking how it may nudge the climate for years. ScienceBlog.com

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