In 2022, the Hunga Tonga eruption sent huge amounts of water vapour into the stratosphere, causing changes in ozone levels and radiation effects
- Image AI generatedOn 15 January 2022, an underwater volcano in the South Pacific sent an extraordinary amount of water vapour into a part of the atmosphere that is normally very dry.
- The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption pushed the moisture high into the stratosphere, with the plume reaching as far as about 53 kilometres above Earth.
- Scientists estimated that around 146 teragrams of water entered the stratosphere, equivalent to roughly 10% of the water already held there.
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- Image AI generatedOn 15 January 2022, an underwater volcano in the South Pacific sent an extraordinary amount of water vapour into a part of the atmosphere that is normally very dry.
- The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption pushed the moisture high into the stratosphere, with the plume reaching as far as about 53 kilometres above Earth.
- Scientists estimated that around 146 teragrams of water entered the stratosphere, equivalent to roughly 10% of the water already held there.
Sources: Times of India