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Depending on the emissions, volcanoes can either cause warming or cooling. Effusive eruptions of basaltic lava tend to produce carbon dioxide, which warms the climate. Explosive eruptions of rhyolitic or dacitic ash and pumice tend to produce sulfur dioxide, which causes cooling. In both cases the eruption needs to be exceptionally large to have a noticeable effect on climate.

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