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"Volcanologist Simon Carn is quoted by Smithsonian as saying “SO2 mass ejected was about ~2 orders of magnitude than the 1974 eruption, which had a significant stratospheric impact."
"Volcanologist Simon Carn is quoted by Smithsonian as saying “SO2 mass ejected was about ~2 orders of magnitude than the 1974 eruption, which had a significant stratospheric impact."
Not good, but I do remember the winters for several years after the 1991 Mt Pinatubo eruption, being particularly good for skiing - I think the orange haze lasted over a year.
Not good, but I do remember the winters for several years after the 1991 Mt Pinatubo eruption, being particularly good for skiing - I think the orange haze lasted over a year.
Pinatubo had a measurable depressing effect on the temperatures till the end of 1993. Well studied at the time.
There was a boat that was much closer that got hit. Amazingly no one died and there's only one person in serious condition. Saw it on the local news this am. Sorry, no link.
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