A tropical volcano eruption may have caused the hottest July ever

By Anthony Watts Much has been said about the likelihood that the emerging El Niño would increase global temperatures this year. However, new evidence suggests that an eruption of the Hunga-Tonga volcano in 2022 may have created a supercharged greenhouse effect — because it injected an unprecedented amount of water vapor into the atmosphere. Most volcanoes, such as Mount Pinatubo’s eruptions in 1991-1992, inject … Continue reading A tropical volcano eruption may have caused the hottest July ever