Atmospheric water from Tonga eruption could deplete the ozone layer
A team of researchers at the California Institute of Technology's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. working with a colleague from the University of Edinburgh. found evidence that the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai eruption may have pushed so much water into the atmosphere earlier this year that it could potentially deplete Earth's ozone layer.In their paper published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. the team studied data from satellite to measure the amount of water being released into the atmosphere and believe it could lead to a depletion of the ozone layer.The Tonga eruption occurred on January 15. over and under the seabed in the Pacific Ocean near Tonga. In addition to the dramatic video images. the researchers also found measurements of sulfur dioxide being released. in other words. they suggest that seawater from the eruption increased the total amount of water in the stratosphere by about 10 % The researchers note that while sulfur released into the atmosphere could have a small cooling effect on the planet. water would have an effect. It warms up because water absorbs energy from the sun.
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