Volcano (IMAGE)

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Volcano

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Volcanic eruptions, such as the one of the Karymsky volcano (Russia) in 2004, release sulphur dioxide to the atmosphere, which has a cooling effect. Geoengineering an ‘artificial volcano’ to mimic this release could be a solution to global warming, but one that may have undesirable effects for the Earth.

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Photo by Alexander Belousov of the Earth Observatory of Singapore, distributed by EGU via <a href="http://www.imaggeo.net">imaggeo.net</a> under a Creative Commons license.

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