It seems that the records amount of water vapor sent into the atmosphere is expected to result in warming for the next two years. Highest injection of water vapor into atmosphere ever recorded and more than modeld for PinatuboI'm curious as to whether that water vapor is leaving the atmosphere or will it all be coming down in 2 - 3 years. 'Unprecedented' volcanic eruption released enough water vapor to heat Earth: report (msn.com) "The massive amount of water vapor is roughly 10% of the normal amount of vapor found in the stratosphere, equaling more than 58,000 Olympic-size swimming pools," NPR wrote. The chemicals "came from a volcano that's more than 12 miles wide, with a caldera sitting roughly 500 feet below sea level. One day earlier, Tongan officials reported the volcano was in a continuous eruption, sending a 3-mile-wide plume of steam and ash into the sky. Then the big blast came, sending ash, gases and vapor as high as 35 miles — a record in the satellite era — into the atmosphere," per NPR. Water vapor lingers in the air, which contributes to its ability to retain heat. "It normally takes around 2-3 years for sulfate aerosols from volcanoes to fall out of the stratosphere. But the water from the Jan. 15 eruption could take 5-10 years to fully dissipate," NPR explained. "We've never seen anything like it," said atmospheric scientist Luis Millán, who led the research team and works at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. The volume of water was "unprecedented," Millán noted. "Three natural pathways for direct injection of H2O into the stratosphere exist: overshooting convection, pyrocumulonimbus (pyroCb) storms, and volcanic eruptions." Millán added that "the HT-HH eruption injected at least 146 ± 5 Tg of H2O into the stratosphere, not only surpassing the magnitudes of all other injections in the MLS record, but also eclipsing a theoretical estimate of 37.5 Tg from Pinatubo."
Tonga's volcano sent tons of water into the stratosphere. That could warm the Earth Interesting, I believe in this article it says (I read several so I'm not 100% positive) that usually volcanic eruptions will cause a global cooling effect that lasts 2-3 years but they say this event could cause global warming and the effect could last 10+ years.
This movie is coming to Tampa Theatre and later Disney Plus. Supposedly instant classic, Oscar shoo in in the Documentary category. Can’t wait as someone fascinated by volcanism Fire of Love
I was always under the impression that volcanic activity had the opposite effect on climate. Theoretically between sulfur dioxide and particulates released into the atmosphere through volcanic eruptions less solar radiation should be reaching the lower atmosphere resulting in cooling rather than heating. How Volcanoes Influence Climate | Center for Science Education Climate Cooling- Effect of Volcanoes
Water vapor is a greenhouse gas that prevents the planet from freezing, and actually increases the amount of ozone in the atmosphere. However the amount of human released gases increases the temperature which increases the amount of water vapor in the air. Volcanic activities have always produced water vapor, but not to the point where the global warming denier’s can honestly use it as a scapegoat to excuse fossil fuels.
read the article. I am not a denier. This volcanic eruption was so large that it pushed more water vapor higher in the atmosphere than any volcano ever. Most volcanos serve to cool the planet but this one is the opposite due to the volume of water vapor and the heights it reached. Can we expect more floods when this water vapor settles?
I am thinking that because the eruption was underwater the amount of soot and ash that normally is associated with volcanic eruptions was minimized and the amount of seawater that was exposed to the superhot lava was greatly increased causing the extreme amount of steam/water vapor to be put in the upper atmosphere.
