But it might cause a tiny bit of cooling at this rate, if it keeps enough planes out of the air! (Aviation contributes about 2-3% of worldwide CO2 emissions.)
(Figure via climatecentral.org)
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Eyjafjallajökull Won't Influence Climate
It doesn't look like Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano will influence climate. So far its VEI (Volcano Explosivity Index) is about a three. By contrast, Mt St Helens was about a 4, and 1991's Pinutabo (which did influence climate, by about -1°F for a year) was about a 5. (The VEI is logarithmic.)
But it might cause a tiny bit of cooling at this rate, if it keeps enough planes out of the air! (Aviation contributes about 2-3% of worldwide CO2 emissions.)
(Figure via climatecentral.org)
But it might cause a tiny bit of cooling at this rate, if it keeps enough planes out of the air! (Aviation contributes about 2-3% of worldwide CO2 emissions.)
(Figure via climatecentral.org)
hiya
ReplyDeletei was just wondering where you found the info about the VEI? As I'm doing a report on the eruption and need to include sources and referencing!
Sorry, but I don't remember.
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