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Is the cold weather related to Tonga volcano?

Whether the eruption of Tonga volcano will cool the world is unknown.

June 5438+1October 65438+July 2022, Laban Xiao, a professor at China Geo University (Wuhan), said in an interview that a strong volcanic eruption may lead to an abnormal drop in atmospheric temperature, resulting in a "volcanic winter". However, it is still necessary to continuously observe the volcanic activity to determine the impact on temperature.

The power of Tonga volcano:

A higher level of VEI will increase its power by 10 times. Starting from level 4, it will cause great damage and have a serious impact on human life. In 2065, Iceland volcano erupted at 438+00, with the intensity level of level 4, and its volcanic ash and other substances covered thousands of kilometers, which affected the flights in Europe at that time.