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		silisili on Jan 24, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How big was the Tonga eruption? Will this have a cooling effect on the Earth this year? I seem to remember global temperatures fell after the big one in the Philippines.

twiddling on Jan 24, 2022 | [–]

The amount of sulfur injected into the atmosphere was quite small compared to the explosion of Pinatubo

6d6b73 on Jan 24, 2022 | [–]

Yes about .5deg

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