Tonga volcano eruption may have role in fueling summer heatwaves

From Canada’s historic wildfire season, to sweltering heat waves gripping the U.S., southern Europe and north Africa, 2023 is shaping up to be one of the hottest years ever.
Scientists have long sounded the alarm about the worsening climate crisis, warning that humans burning fossil fuels contributes to the warming planet.
But as Eric Sorensen explains, there's evidence Tonga's massive volcano eruption in 2022 is also playing a role in this summer's heat.
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[@derek8564]

PHEW... I thought it was because we weren't paying enough carbon tax.

[@scottekoontz]

I know a lot of conservatives who think by simply paying taxes (something they hate doing and never understand the purpose anyway will solve the problem. Takes an acceptance of the known science by the GOP before anything can happen.

[@derek8564]

@@scottekoontz uh huh lol

[@scottekoontz]

@@derek8564 But but but... taxes will solve this!!! -- US conservatives... uh huh

[@vasilytanygin]

Tax it right now!

[@WRXBase]

You were doing PERFECT for TWO ENTIRE MINUTES and then you blew it.

[@Bewefau]

lmao 😂

[@christophCymru]

😂😂😂 so funny that's exactly what I thought.

[@joedeal151]

1.5 degree threshold...because its important the threshold? Does funding increase at 1.5 degrees? What is magically going to happen at the 1.5 degree threshold. Unfortunately the temps were hotter than this and people survived for centuries... read some history.

[@courtneyyoung6300]

More fear and hysteria !!! It's called seasons

[@ridgwalkerg]

No one ever looks at the sun flares affecting the earth, what's with that?

[@zillypaul4343]

Um, they have. They do. Solar flares are not new. Lol

[@ridgwalkerg]

As a Radio enthusiast, we here of radio waves being affected by sun flares, but also how sun flares affect everything, including climate. But they don't come up in the news often

[@JudgeDredd_]

It’s talked about often in the science world. I’ve seen article reported in media as well. I dunno I guess a simple search online would also reveal publications.

[@martinberthiaume4971]

Maybe in your world they never but in reality they do all the time so what are you talking about?

[@scottekoontz]

Looked at them, determined that the decade trend is down. Since earth should be cooling based on solar irradiation, what do you think is the cause of the warming?

[@albin4323]

Wettest summer ever for my location here in sweden since records began in 1858, we usually get 212mm now we got 410mm (16,14 inches).

[@Themiddleman416]

Time for a volcano tax I guess

[@scottekoontz]

Yes, that's a typical right wing response. They think taxes will solve the issue and ignore the science itself.

[@claytonkr05]

How is it an accurate experiment when you go in with a conclusion before measuring the data 🤔

[@mq777_]

Hi, science teacher here... I'm not sure I understand your question? What conclusion are you talking about ?

[@brookeking8559]

The Hunga eruption increased the amount of water in the stratosphere by 13%, an increase that will take years to attenuate (Nature, NASA, and others). According to this report, Hunga’s eruption only raised temperatures by a few hundredths of a degree. That makes me wonder how humanity’s far smaller effects with a less potent greenhouse gas, CO2, can have such large results as claimed by some.

[@00st307-m]

That would be because the percent increase of CO2 humans have produced, far exceeds 13% ! 50% increase > 13% increase! (Also that human production is consistent - not a single event like an eruption.) “Human activities have raised the atmosphere's carbon dioxide content by 50% in less than 200 years.” “Atmospheric carbon dioxide is now 50 percent higher than it was before the Industrial Revolution.”

[@natenate2280]

@@00st307-mall of human emissions count for 10% of atmospheric carbon

[@Skyes9]

@@00st307-m absolutely not

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

Because the amount of water vapor produced by the Tonga Eruption was far less than the amount of co2 our species is adding to the atmosphere every year. Also, @brookeing8559 ask me this, if co2 isn’t causing global warming, what is?

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

@@Skyes9 yea it is, explain how he’s wrong

[@gbuddy80]

...typical, blame the hotstuff😒...

[@Dustyg313]

This summer in California has been one of the most cool summers ever. Didnt start until after june. Still its hot here every year. There loosing there story line and this is what they do to keep it. They now lie to keep the story going

[@scottekoontz]

CA warming rapidly. Your specific small area of CA, a small portion of the Earth, is duly noted. You thought that Earth's temperature was taken in Podunk CA in two months?

[@martinberthiaume4971]

I think the data might look a little further then one small area of the world like you do.

[@mechelesee4875]

Same here in PA. We are already in the 50's at night.

[@scottekoontz]

@@mechelesee4875 Very different here in the mountains of PA. We have had above normal temps and our nightly highs are 60s and sometimes 70s. PA like all states has been warming rapidly, with a clear upward trend.

[@mechelesee4875]

@@scottekoontz I do live in the mountains.

[@KING_OF_KINGS_ANDLORD_OF_LORDS]

Because of him the mountains shake, the hills melt, and before him the earth rises, the world and all that is in it. He will cast a net on the wicked, and fire and brimstone and scorching wind will be their cup. The time is near when all the will of the Almighty will be fulfilled. In a little while, all the nations of the world will see and weep together and know. The reason why the world and all nations were shaken together. THE LORD JESUS CHRIST IS RETURNING SOON WITH THE POWER OF GLORY!

[@helenpauls1496]

Nope. Study Geology.

[@KING_OF_KINGS_ANDLORD_OF_LORDS]

@@helenpauls1496 Anyone whose name was not written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.

[@helenpauls1496]

@@KING_OF_KINGS_ANDLORD_OF_LORDS My sympathies for your indoctrination.

[@johncurtis4643]

First Australia then new zealand and apparently South Africa all having rain events following the eruption and still having more rain. All on the same latitude more ore less as Tonga How can this be human caused. Just a coincidence

[@nickbroughton928]

Well is it cumulative or is it temporary? It can't very well be both......

[@JustMe-sb6le]

Amazing

[@itnahtapohcysp]

Whatever

[@giftedfooljjhg1981thepasmb]

Something like a burned out mountain

[@tiffanycampbell2043]

Mmmhmmm 🤨🧐

[@HazeOfWhearyWater]

Naturally they will seek to minimize the greenhouse contribution of all of that extra water vapor in service to the narrative.

[@brookeking8559]

The Hunga eruption increased the amount of water in the stratosphere by 13%, an increase that will take years to attenuate (Nature, NASA, and others). According to this report, Hunga’s eruption only raised temperatures by a few hundredths of a degree. That makes me wonder how humanity’s far smaller effects with a less potent greenhouse gas, CO2, can have such large results as claimed by some.

[@rhetoricalsophist8403]

@@brookeking8559 you're doing too much thinking, you will never be allowed to on TV now. I asked a climate scientist why we don't expect the Earth to go back to the pre-ice age temperature almost 8 degrees higher than now and if we do why are we trying to stop industrialization that may contribute .5 to 1 degree over the next 100 years. I was called a troll and they never answered.

[@Blazeww]

But other eruptions made it colder for years after they happened.... And what about that extra wobble in rotation from all the ground water humans used effecting the earth, on top of all the strip mining and weight of cities. Like what just trach that a few degrees of tilt makes the diffrence between summer and winter and despite being closer to the sun in winter where I live... The tilt makes it cold. But noones factored in the changes to Earth's rotation and possibly its orbit to.

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

Yes, because those Eruptions created more aerosols than Tonga. Also, the amount of change in Earth’s orbit from us extracting it is so tiny it has no effect on the Global Climate.

[@coryyoung5630]

They also never talk about the fact that the Earth gets closer to the sun, every year. It's called gravity.🤦

[@rhetoricalsophist8403]

you are comparing the dust blocking out the sun bouncing sun heat back into space of a surface eruption to the water turning into steam of an ocean eruption absorbing and keeping the heat in the atmosphere. Both entering the atmosphere but have different effects.

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

@@coryyoung5630 the Earth isn’t…

[@deekamikaze]

The issue is the water that got put into the atmosphere that basically acted like a blanket and trapped a lot of heat in

[@bigfishy7816]

OH MY GOD !,! If everyone had switched to electric cars last year this wouldn’t be happening right now 🌊🔥🌪️💥😲

[@hugohabicht9957]

😂

[@christophCymru]

🙄

[@scottyk200]

“Impact of volcanoes is small and temporary” Phew. That’s ok then. As you were!

[@mason2800]

01:26

[@scottekoontz]

Liberals: Science will solve this. Conservatives: I don't want none of them there taxes, so science is wrong or something.

[@glennhankins6927]

Liberals : "If 8 Billion of us purchase electric cars, the climate crisis will cease." Conservatives : If 8 Billion of us purchase electric cars, the climate won't be affected in any way. Taxing the poor won't affect the climate either. If you think humans have any impact on the Earth's climate, I have a used car to sell you."

[@Motorallyrider]

Closing with the same old virtue signalling and a nod to the established social ideology.

[@terroncalhoun3359]

No it’s humans

[@hugohabicht9957]

Doubt that now

[@robrobasmr5757]

There’s been thousands of volcano eruptions in the last 2 years

[@JudgeDredd_]

Yeah I mean, they do a fairly decent job of breaking down the science in this video.

[@troybaxter]

Yes, but the majority aren't this big.

[@christophCymru]

Ye one this big is very rare

[@channelhismojo]

Blah blah blah arbitrary 1.5° nonsense blah.

[@Jeckle6633]

GloBULL Boiling 😆👌

[@ShortsHound]

Nice Caveat at the end to enforce the idea that us lowly inhabitants are to blame for the much more of the climate chaos than epic eruptions that are but a minor zit pop on the surface of our planet. Long live the narrative !

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

I’m sorry you don’t agree with the scientific conclusions of climate researchers due to political reasons but ignoring something doesn’t make it non-existent.

[@ShortsHound]

@@PremierCCGuyMMXVI you are being spoon fed an illusion ... read some real science

[@PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

@@ShortsHound yeah, I do read ‘real’ science. And no, you don’t find ‘real’ science on conspiracy blogs on the internet. I suggest NASA, NOAA, and the peer reviewed literature

[@ShortsHound]

@@PremierCCGuyMMXVI Exactly ... then you KNOW the models are wrong as there is a new update CMIP7 finally acknowledging solar influences. A step in the right direction but still incomplete. Add EGU to your list. Note my views are not poitical but based on the science so often NOT reported as it shakes the very foundation of the tax centred narrative of "climate change"

[@markfcoble]

Nope. It's our cars and trucks say Greta.

[@slippersmomma]

Half a degree, hundredths of a degree, wow.

[@00st307-m]

If you got paid in percentages / commission - you’d understand the significance of 1/2 of a percent. Sorry you’re not familiar enough with maths to grasp the impact of small changes when dealing with rations and scale. Try practicing with commission sales to see the difference. If you sold a 900K house for 2% vs 2.5% - I think you’d be fighting for that “half a degree” aka half percent! That 0.5% = 4.5K!

[@00st307-m]

All of that is to say - you need to consider scale. Look at how massive an ocean is. How much energy would it take to heat 1/2 a degree??? Just think about how much longer it takes to hear a soup pot vs a tea kettle!! Water absorbs a lot of energy before it suddenly starts boiling.

[@willmo1725]

Very interesring video. From filling all of californias reservoirs to full up. Now possibly the cause of heat waves too. At the flip of a volcanic switch. The birth of weather control.