Sentences with phrase «large volcanic eruptions blast»

The basic science underlying this idea is pretty solid — large volcanic eruptions blast SO2 into the stratosphere where the sulfur aerosols naturally cool the globe for a few years.

Not exact matches

Using SAM to bring down global temperatures just 2 degrees F (1 degree C), to preindustrial levels, would require injection amounts equivalent to one volcanic eruption per year the size of the 1991 Mount Pinatubo blast in the Philippines — the largest volcanic eruption in the last 100 years, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.