in year widespread heat waves, massive flooding and devastating hurricanes demonstrated the impact of the climate crisis. bill weir looks at the top ten climate stories in 2022. reporter: i m bill weir with the top ten climate stories of 2022, a year that started with a bang. a tsunami advisories now in effect for the entire u.s. contest coast and alaska. undersea volcano erupted with such force the ash cloud blew 35 miles into the stratosphere. the boom was heard in alaska. tsunami waves took two lives across the pacific. number nine, some of the most
coast and alaska. undersea volcano near tonga erupted with such force the ash cloud blew 35 miles into the stratosphere. the boom was heard in alaska. and tsunami waves took two lives across the pacific in peru. at number nine, some of the world s most important rivers fell to sobering levels, from italy to germany to the not so mighty mississippi, where the army corps of engineering is still dredging as fast as they can to keep billions worth of goods and gans and gaen moving . number eight. the u.s. most ambitious climate laws in history. unwavering conviction, commitment and patience, change does come. four days of secret horse trading with chuck schumer put the inflation reduction act on the president s desk.
Kavachi volcano in the Solomon Islands, which is one of the most active submarine volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean and most known for its shark inhabitants, is showing increased plumes, as per the American space agency NASA.