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Volcanoes erupt gases that change Earth's atmosphere. The volcanic ash and clouds can affect the air and atmosphere
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Which factor do you think has a stronger effect on climate the atmosphere or the ocean?
atmosphere
What climates do volcanoes need to be in to erupt?
Volcanoes can erupt in any climate. Climate does not affect a volcano's ability to erupt.
How volcanoes effect flora and fauna?
How Volcanoes Influence Climate Over Shorter Timescaleseffect on climate. For the most part they cool the planet by shading incoming solar radiation. This affect can last for months to years, depending on the characteristics of the eruption. Eruptions in the tropics can have an effect on the climate of both hemispheres. Volcanic eruptions at mid or high latitudes only have an effect on the hemisphere they are within. Volcanoes have also caused global warming over long geologic time scales when extreme amounts of volcanism occurred.Particles of dust and ashVolcanic dust (ash) released into the atmosphere during volcanic causes temporary cooling. Larger particles have little effect because they fall out of the air quickly. Small ash particles in the troposphere form a dark cloud that shades and cools the area directly below. These particles will fall out of the atmosphere in rain a few hours or days after the event. The dust that causes the most cooling is that which gets into the stratosphere. It can stay in the stratosphere for months, blocking sunlight and causing cooling over large areas of the Earth.
What effect can a very large eruption have on earths climate?
It will cool the earth's surface as radiation from the sun is blocked from entering the atmosphere
What links have scientists made between Volcanoes and climate change?
When a volcano erupts, it releases a large amount of ash into the atmosphere which creates a localized greenhouse effect. Additionally, the burning of any local organic matter can cause a lot of carbon dioxide into the air.
Which factor has a stronger effect on climate the atmosphere or ocean?
Atmosphere
Which factor do you think has a stronger effect on climate the atmosphere or the ocean?
atmosphere
How do sun rays affect are atmosphere?
Well it doesn't really affect our atmosphere but it does affect our earth's climate like Greenhouse Effect
How could volcanoes effect global warming?
The gas from the volcanoes are like carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, which are greenhouse gases. They thicken the atmosphere and trap sunlight which heats up the earth
How does too much CO2 in the atmosphere effect the climate?
CO2 is a greenhouse gas. Too much CO2 in the atmosphere will make the climate hotter because it acts like a 'greenhouse' or blanket as it insulates heat in the atmosphere. CO2 allows heat to pass into the atmosphere but it doesn't allow heat to pass out into space. Too much CO2 in the atmosphere would trap the heat in the atmosphere, causing climate change.
What climates do volcanoes need to be in to erupt?
Volcanoes can erupt in any climate. Climate does not affect a volcano's ability to erupt.
How volcanoes effect flora and fauna?
How Volcanoes Influence Climate Over Shorter Timescaleseffect on climate. For the most part they cool the planet by shading incoming solar radiation. This affect can last for months to years, depending on the characteristics of the eruption. Eruptions in the tropics can have an effect on the climate of both hemispheres. Volcanic eruptions at mid or high latitudes only have an effect on the hemisphere they are within. Volcanoes have also caused global warming over long geologic time scales when extreme amounts of volcanism occurred.Particles of dust and ashVolcanic dust (ash) released into the atmosphere during volcanic causes temporary cooling. Larger particles have little effect because they fall out of the air quickly. Small ash particles in the troposphere form a dark cloud that shades and cools the area directly below. These particles will fall out of the atmosphere in rain a few hours or days after the event. The dust that causes the most cooling is that which gets into the stratosphere. It can stay in the stratosphere for months, blocking sunlight and causing cooling over large areas of the Earth.
How much ignorance is there about the issue of climate change?
Very close to 100%. Not enough is known about the factors that cause climate change, and indeed some of the factors are themselves unknown. For example: 85% of the Earth's volcanoes are at the bottom of the oceans, and almost nothing is known about them. We don't even know when they erupt, for how long, or at what intensity. Considering that a medium sized volcano such as Mt Pinatubo can emit as much CO2 in a few days as the entire human race can in a year, the submarine volcanoes must have a huge effect on the amount of CO2 in the oceans and atmosphere, but as this effect is entirely unknown, it is not included in any of the computer models used by climate scientists.
What effect can a very large eruption have on earths climate?
It will cool the earth's surface as radiation from the sun is blocked from entering the atmosphere
How was there volcanoes in mercury if there was no atmosphere or water for living stuff?
Neither living stuff, nor water, nor atmosphere, is necessary in order to have volcanoes.
How do earthquakes change the atmosphere?
Earthquakes affect the atmosphere by creating amounts of dust which add to the air that we breathe. Earthquakes can also trigger volcanoes which will release tonnes of ashes and other particulates into the atmosphere. This can sometimes cause the blocking out of the sun (cooling effect), air pollution and an increased amount of carbon in the air (warming effect).
What is the climate on a meteor?
Meteors don't have climates. To have a climate, you need an atmosphere. Meteors have no atmosphere.
