The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption caused the first recorded observation of a rapid and strong ozone decrease miles above Earth caused by volcanic activity.
Sources
- NOAA CSL Research: ERB News (csl.noaa.gov)
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/10/19/tonga-volcano-eruption-ozone-depletion/ (washingtonpost.com)
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adg2551 (science.org)
- https://www.newsweek.com/hunga-tonga-volcano-eruption-ozone-layer-1836122 (newsweek.com)
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