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 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."
"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."
Or here's some live action of the volcano.
Today no more quotes! Watching that video is quite an experience (though I turned off the sound).
