International Report Unveils the Global Atmospheric Impacts of the 2022 Hunga Volcano Eruption

The Hunga Volcanic Eruption Atmospheric Impacts Report, a landmark international scientific assessment, has been released today under the Atmospheric Processes and their Role in Climate (APARC) project of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP).

The report provides a comprehensive analysis of the atmospheric effects of the 15 January 2022 eruption of the Hunga volcano, the most explosive event of the satellite era. Combining unprecedented satellite, balloon, and ground-based observations with global modeling studies, the report documents the eruption's far-reaching effects on the stratosphere, climate, and ozone. See more...