Volcanic eruption in Tonga sent seawater into the atmosphere and sulfur into the sea, study reveals

Tongan Undersea Volcano Eruption Triggers Climate Impacts - teleSUR English

The eruption blasted up to 3 billion tons of water vapor into the atmosphere in just one hour. On Wednesday, New Zealand and Tongan scientists confirmed that the 2022 Hunga volcano eruption in Tonga released a record-breaking steam plume, triggering far-reaching and unexpected climate impacts, driven not by sulfur, but by water vapor. RELATED: Fuego Volcano Eruption To Prompt Mass Evacuation in Guatemala Researchers, staff, and students from the…

Volcanic eruption in Tonga sent seawater into the atmosphere and sulfur into the sea, study reveals

Volcanoes erupting underwater have a distinctive effect on the climate that is larger and more widespread than previously thought, according to an international group led by University of Auckland and Tongan scientists. Research on Tonga's devastating 2022 Hunga eruption has just been published in the journal Nature Geoscience.

Volcanic eruption in Tonga sent seawater into the atmosphere and sulfur into the sea

Auckland, New ZealandHunga- Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai Volcano - MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Researchers say that the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai (HTHH) volcanic eruption: was the largest eruption witnessed in the modern era; injected up to 3 billion tonnes of steam into the atmosphere in an hour; water vapour reached the stratosphere and  the mesosphere (57 km); cooled the Southern Hemisphere; releas…

Volcanic eruptions linked to satellite disruption risks in upper atmosphere

Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 01, 2025 Volcanic activity poses a surprising threat to satellite operations, according to recent research from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). The findings highlight how powerful eruptions can influence the upper atmosphere and disrupt satellite trajectories. The 2022 eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano serves as a dramatic example. Among the most intense er

Tongan undersea volcano eruption triggers climate impacts: Study

Wellington: The 2022 Hunga volcano eruption in Tonga released a record-breaking steam plume, triggering far-reaching and unexpected climate impacts, driven not by sulfur, but by water vapour, New Zealand and Tongan scientists said on Wednesday.  Researchers, staff, and students from the University of Auckland have been collaborating with Tongan partners to explore the broader impacts of submarine volcanism in the Southwestern Pacific, following …

Volcanic eruption in Tonga sent seawater into the atmosphere and sulfur into the sea, study reveals - Tech and Science Post

Volcanoes erupting underwater have a distinctive effect on the climate that is larger and more widespread than previously thought, according to an international group led by University of Auckland and Tongan scientists. Research on Tonga’s devastating 2022 Hunga eruption has just been published in the journal Nature Geoscience. “Submarine volcanism has previously been overlooked in global climate studies, because there is typically not much atmo…