Why is 2023 so hot? A rare Pacific volcano is among the suspects thejakartapost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thejakartapost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
As the world swelters through record temperatures, scientists say an unusual culprit may be partly to blame: an underwater volcanic eruption off Tonga in the South Pacific last year.
Why is 2023 so hot? A rare Pacific volcano is among the suspects thejakartapost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thejakartapost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Scientists suggest an odd culprit may be to blame for the world s record temperatures: an underwater volcanic explosion off the coast of Tonga in the South Pacific last year. While most large eruptions create a sun-dimming haze, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha apai eruption in January 2022 ejected the equivalent of 60,000 Olympic swimming pools of water into the stratosphere, well above the planet.
While most big blasts cool the planet with a sun-dimming haze, the eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai in January 2022 blew the equivalent of 60,000 Olympic swimming pools of water into the stratosphere, high above the planet