Cooling Gases (IMAGE)

Columbia Climate School

Cooling Gases

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Dust and aerosols sent out during the largest volcanic eruptions can cause downward spikes in regional or global temperature, detectable through tree rings. Here, dusk falls on Hawaii's Kilauea volcano.

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Kevin Krajick/Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

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