A massive volcanic eruption in Tonga in 2022 was so powerful it changed atmospheric conditions worldwide for months. Important Details: • The eruption came from the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcano. • It sent ash and gases over 50 km into the atmosphere. • Released an unprecedented amount of water vapor into the stratosphere. • Water vapor acts as a greenhouse gas, trapping heat. • Scientists observed measurable atmospheric changes for months. • Shockwaves circled Earth multiple times. • Consid

An ash cloud from a volcanic eruption in northeastern Ethiopia is expected to reach southern Pakistan after drifting over Yemen and Oman, the Toulouse Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC) said. The Hayli Gubbi volcano, located in Ethiopia’s Afar region about 800 kilometres northeast of Addis Ababa near the Eritrean border, erupted on Sunday for several hours. This was the first recorded eruption in nearly 12,000 years. The eruption sent thick plumes of smoke up to 14 kilometres into the sky, blan