Sentences with phrase «term effects of volcanic eruptions»

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But the simulations also reveal that the technique, which mimics the short - term cooling effects of volcanic eruptions, could chill the planet if overdone.

It's also now well understood that large volcanic eruptions have a short - term cooling effect, see GW FAQ: effect of volcanic activity (short - term being the key phrase, after Church et al Nature 2005, and also http://www.llnl.gov/str/JulAug02/Santer.html)

I always believed that the oceans were an important element in localised weather conditions over the short term but feel that relatively sudden shifts in climate occur through external forcings such as volcanic eruptions, meteor strike and the effects of changes in cosmic rays and sun spot activity, which are, unfortunately, all chaotic by nature and unpredictable.

«Because the effects of volcanic eruptions and of ENSO are very short - term and that of solar variability very small, none of these factors can be expected to exert a significant influence on the continuation of global warming over the coming decades.

Sulfur dioxide is an aerosol that forms droplets of sulphuric acid in the high atmosphere and reflects solar energy back into space, so these two volcanic eruptions had some short - to medium - term effects.