How can explosive volcanic eruptions affect the atmosphere and weather around the world?
High levels of ash high in the atmosphere causes climate change by cooling the globe for a few years following major eruptions. The last episode of ash-induced global cooling followed the Mount Pinatubo eruption of 1991.
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