{"id":271773,"date":"2023-08-06T14:56:31","date_gmt":"2023-08-06T12:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=271773"},"modified":"2023-08-06T15:03:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T13:03:43","slug":"record-global-temperatures-driven-by-hunga-tonga-volcanic-water-vapor-visualized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=271773","title":{"rendered":"Record Global Temperatures Driven by Hunga-Tonga Volcanic Water Vapor \u2013 Visualized"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Image above: Global Water Vapor \u2013 Source: NASA: https:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/global-maps\/MYDAL2_M_SKY_WV<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Readers may recall that we have reported on the massive amount of water vapor<\/a> that has been injected into the stratosphere by the 2022 eruption of the Hunga-Tonga volcano. A recent study said a 13% increase in stratospheric water mass and a 5-fold increase of stratospheric aerosol load.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Water vapor is by far the strongest greenhouse gas according to NASA, and it stands to reason that the dramatic increase in stratospheric water vapor is having an effect on global temperature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Water vapor is Earth\u2019s most abundant greenhouse gas. It\u2019s responsible for about half of Earth\u2019s <\/em>greenhouse effect<\/a> \u2014 the process that occurs when gases in Earth\u2019s atmosphere trap the Sun\u2019s heat. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/climate.nasa.gov\/explore\/ask-nasa-climate\/3143\/steamy-relationships-how-atmospheric-water-vapor-amplifies-earths-greenhouse-effect\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Ryan Maue writes on Twitter:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Everything was going fine until mid-March 2023, and then a dramatic 1\u00b0C warming spike in a matter of 2-weeks raised global temperatures to the record levels we are at today.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

La Nina \u2013> El Nino is certainly important for the Equatorial Pacific temperature increase. But, how is Hunga-Tonga affecting the Southern Hemisphere polar vortex? Not so good with the Antarctic sea ice down there.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, the Northern Hemisphere is much warmer than normal especially in the Atlantic. How are all those trillions of gallons of water vapor in the stratosphere doing? How much is left, and how many more years of impacts?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Everything was going fine until mid-March 2023, and then a dramatic 1\u00b0C warming spike in a matter of 2-weeks raised global temperatures to the record levels we are at today.

La Nina –> El Nino is certainly important for the Equatorial Pacific temperature increase.

But, how is\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/ffKgAWFUke<\/a><\/p>— Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue) July 30, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>