At this point, the Tonga eruption is unlikely to have any significant climate impact. SO2 emissions, at this point, are dwarfed by those from Mt. Pinatubo and El Chicon.
— Prof Michael E. Mann (@MichaelEMann) January 15, 2022
Via @DrJeffMasters: https://t.co/YLfqKjQeWv
The Tonga eruption yesterday appears to be one of the largest volcanic events we have seen in decades.
— Zeke Hausfather (@hausfath) January 15, 2022
We do not know how much cooling SO2 it has put in the stratosphere (data will come in later today), but this is the effect a Pinatubo-sized volcano would have on temps today: pic.twitter.com/dOSXmx37JE
El Chicon emitted 7,000 kilotons of SO2, not 7,000 tons (where’s that edit button?)
— Jeff Masters (@DrJeffMasters) January 15, 2022
Absolutely mesmerizing view of "gravity waves" propagating along the "tropopause," or effective ceiling of the lower atmosphere, following the eruption of #HungaTonga this morning.
— Matthew Cappucci (@MatthewCappucci) January 15, 2022
The waves result from the plume's buoyancy bumping against the tropopause and causing ripples. pic.twitter.com/Tz5uyyhQqe