The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano

 For Skywatch Friday posting on Thurs. evening here in NC

A volcano erupted in Tonga in Jan, this year. It's worth considering it's impact on the weather this spring and summer, due to having a massive influx of water from this volcanic activity into the stratosphere.

The NPR article said:

"The violent eruption of Tonga's Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano injected an unprecedented amount of water directly into the stratosphere — and the vapor will stay there for years, likely affecting the Earth's climate patterns, NASA scientists say."

Or here's some live action of the volcano.

"The Jan. 15 eruption came from a volcano that's more than 12 miles wide, with a caldera sitting roughly 500 feet below sea level. One day earlier, Tongan officials reported the volcano was in a continuous eruption, sending a 3-mile-wide plume of steam and ash into the sky. Then the big blast came, sending ash, gases and vapor as high as 35 miles — a record in the satellite era — into the atmosphere."

Today no more quotes! Watching that video is quite an experience (though I turned off the sound).