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Wasn't this fairly special due to the amount of vapour? I remember reading it increased atmospheric water content by like 10%. It's so unimaginable to me that i
by yvely 2y ago
Wasn't this fairly special due to the amount of vapour?
I remember reading it increased atmospheric water content by like 10%.
It's so unimaginable to me that it simply is not related to record years.
- jfengel 2y agoWater vapor doesn't remain in the air for long. Unlike CO2 and sulfur dioxide, water vapor condenses to liquid water and falls out of the atmosphere. So a volcano's water vapor effects (warming) can last days, while the sulfur dioxide effects (cooling) will last months or years.