What triggers the chain reaction?
Scientists explain that while volcanic ash settles relatively quickly, the key factor driving long-term climate impact is the release of sulfur into the upper atmosphere.
Sulfur aerosols reflect sunlight, causing an initial cooling of the surface.
Researchers have reconstructed the timeline of the 51 most powerful eruptions over the past 12,000 years and matched them against periods of glacier advance. More than 80 percent of…
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