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Volcanic eruptions can enhance global warming by adding some carbon dioxide (CO2) to the atmosphere.

Volcanic eruptions can reduce global warming for a short time by blocking and reflecting the sun's heat with their ash.
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because of all the dust left in the air after the eruption, the temperatures drop because all that dust bocks the sun.
it decreases the earth's temperature

ooh i loove these kind of questions.. it decreases the earths temperature because when it erupts it releases ashes into the air. -

- so than the ashes block out the son, decreasing the UV (ultra violent) rays from the sun from touching the earth.

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Yes, volcanic eruptions affect global temperature. The release of sulfur dioxide into the stratospheric aerosol layer causes chemical reactions that reflect the sun's rays away from Earth. It has even been studied as a possible (if not controversial) model for counteracting the effects of global warming from carbon dioxide buildup. Massive volcanic activity has historically been followed by periods of global cooling as an effect, so by extension, these eruptions could reverse, at least temporarily, the symptoms of global warming.

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Volcanoes release two gasses that can affect climate: carbon dioxide, and sulfur dioxide. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that traps heat in the lower atmosphere. Increasing the amount of carbon dioxide in the world can raise global temperatures. Sulfur dioxide will form tiny droplets in the upper atmosphere, reflecting sunlight and causing cooling.

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The volcanic ash can block out the sun and not allow much heat to reach earths surface, eventually cooling the temperature

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