Scientists Stunned As Volcano Removes Methane From the Air
Researchers said the plume produced record formaldehyde levels and destroyed about 900 metric tons of methane a day for more than a week.
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Scientists Stunned As Massive Volcano Eruption Destroyed Methane Around It for Over a Week
After the 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption, satellites spotted a strange formaldehyde-rich plume drifting across the stratosphere. Researchers say the cloud revealed a rare burst of methane destruction powered by seawater, ash, salt, and sunlight.
Scientists Stunned As Volcano Removes Methane From the Air
A giant volcano may have accidentally uncovered a powerful new way to destroy methane in Earth’s atmosphere. In January 2022, the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai in the South Pacific unleashed one of the most powerful eruptions ever recorded in modern times. But scientists have now discovered that the eruption did something completely unexpected: it [...]
The powerful eruption of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai undersea volcano in 2022 may have revealed a surprising weapon against climate change. Scientists have found that the eruption triggered an unexpected chemical reaction that partially removed the potent greenhouse gas methane from the atmosphere.
Scientists have seen something unexpected since the catastrophic eruption of Tonga's volcano in 2022, and these observations can help to better understand the chemistry of the atmosphere and even to develop new methods to clean it up, says Science Alert. During the massive eruption of Hung Tonga-Hung Haapai volcano in the South Pacific in 2022, satellites discovered formaldehyde — evidence that part of the methane emitted by the volcano was quic…
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