Mount Tavurvur, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
Mount Tavurvur destroyed the town of Rabaul when it erupted simultaneously to nearby Mount Vulcan in 1994. Tavurvur is considered one of the most active volcanos in the region. Photo source: ©© Taro Taylor
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The cataclysmic 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines masked the full impact of greenhouse gases on accelerating sea level rise, according to a new study.
Pinatubo erupted in 1991, two years before the first satellite observations of the ocean began. The eruption, which temporarily cooled the planet, caused sea levels to drop and effectively distorted calculations of sea level rise in subsequent decades…
Read Full Article, Science Daily (07-26-2016)
Volcanic Aerosols Tamped Down Recent Earth Warming, A Study, Science Daily (03-03-2013)
A new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder indicates emissions from moderate volcanoes around the world, can mask some of the effects of global warming…
Human Activities Produce More Carbon Dioxide Emissions Than Do Volcanoes, USGS (06-15-2011)
On average, human activities put out in just three to five days, the equivalent amount of carbon dioxide that volcanoes produce globally each year…
