Will Tonga volcanic eruption affect global climate?

The Tonga volcanic cloud contains roughly 0.4 Teragram of sulphur dioxide and has reached an altitude of 30 km, which will not have a significant …

Sulphur dioxide from Caribbean volcano reaches India, WMO confirms

Volcanic emissions reaching the stratosphere can have a cooling effect on global temperatures

Ozone layer recovery may take several lifetimes. But Montreal Protocol saved the Earth

The stratospheric ozone layer absorbs a portion of the ultraviolet radiation from the sun, preventing it from reaching the surface of Earth  

Rain check: What caused south Indian deluge in early January?

Researchers find a link between a weather event in the Arctic and the heavy showers that submerged southern India early January 

Good news! Recovery of ozone layer achieves significant milestone

Levels of ozone-depleting substances in 2022 are back to those observed in 1980 before ozone depletion was significant

Extreme cold still happens in a warming world – in fact climate instability may be disrupting the polar vortex

While the world can expect fewer of severe cold events in the future, many regions need to remain prepared for exceptional cold when it does occur

Sudden stratospheric warming may be behind recent cold weather

Europe and Northern Asia could be in for another ‘Beast from the East’

Human-led climate impact rapidly cooling upper atmosphere even as lower atmosphere warms

Study finds stratosphere temperatures 12 to 15 times greater than natural