{"id":67558,"date":"2024-04-25T15:37:12","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T20:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=67558"},"modified":"2024-04-25T15:37:12","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T20:37:12","slug":"a-powerful-volcano-is-erupting-heres-what-that-could-mean-for-weather-and-climate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=67558","title":{"rendered":"A powerful volcano is erupting. Here\u2019s what that could mean for weather and climate"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"layout__top layout-with-rail__top\" data-editable=\"top\" data-track-zone=\"top\">\n<div class=\"headline headline--has-lowertext\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/headline\/instances\/clv59a0hl000su9p78izzhvqt@published\" data-component-name=\"headline\" data-analytics-observe=\"on\">\n<div class=\"headline__wrapper\">\n<h3 id=\"maincontent\" class=\"headline__text inline-placeholder\" data-editable=\"headlineText\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/04\/23\/climate\/indonesia-volcano-eruption-weather-impact\/index.html\">A powerful volcano is erupting. 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But Mount Ruang\u2019s influence on the climate will likely be minimal, according to Greg Huey, the chair of Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clvb91cla000i3b6jopcan2d8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-analytics-observe=\"on\">And the day-to-day weather conditions near Mount Ruang \u2013 things like temperature, clouds and rain \u2013 probably won\u2019t be influenced by the volcano for long, Huey told CNN.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clv59gmrv00013b6i4itz5pzp@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-analytics-observe=\"on\">Mount Ruang, a 2,400-foot (725-meter) stratovolcano on Ruang Island in Indonesia\u2019s North Sulawesi province, has erupted at least seven times since Tuesday night, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vsi.esdm.go.id\/press-release\/penyampaian-penurunan-tingkat-aktivitas-g-ruang-dari-level-iv-awas-menjadi-level-iii-siaga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">country\u2019s\u00a0volcanology agency said<\/a>. Stratovolcanoes can produce explosive eruptions because their cone shape allows gas to build up, according to volcanologists.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related-content_full-width related-content_full-width--article\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/related-content\/instances\/clvbar4hh00153b6jz9ywcuvj@published\" data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-analytics-observe=\"on\">\n<div class=\"related-content_full-width__image image__related-content\">\n<div class=\"image image__hide-placeholder image--eq-extra-small\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/clvaw7p3v0017qbnsftiw5d5b@published\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"Screenshot 2024-04-22 at 11.20.11\u202fAM.png\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image--eq-small&quot;: 300}\" data-original-ratio=\"0.5533039647577093\" data-original-height=\"628\" data-original-width=\"1135\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/screenshot-2024-04-22-at-11-20-11-am.png?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image--eq-small&quot;: 300, &quot;image--show-credits&quot;: 596}\"><picture class=\"image__picture\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"image__dam-img\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/screenshot-2024-04-22-at-11-20-11-am.png?c=16x9&amp;q=h_144,w_256,c_fill\" alt=\"Screenshot 2024-04-22 at 11.20.11\u202fAM.png\" width=\"1135\" height=\"628\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-content_full-width related-content_full-width--article\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/related-content\/instances\/clvbarpam00173b6je5w3c3dg@published\" data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-analytics-observe=\"on\">\n<div class=\"related-content_full-width__image image__related-content\">\n<div class=\"image image__hide-placeholder image--eq-extra-small\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/clv0zpo6o000j82qk4ckuc4no@published\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"Beach-Equip-Trio-Feb-27-Playin-RT-1d.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image--eq-small&quot;: 300}\" data-original-ratio=\"0.5626666666666666\" data-original-height=\"1688\" data-original-width=\"3000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/beach-equip-trio-feb-27-playin-rt-1d.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image image__hide-placeholder image--eq-extra-small image--eq-small\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/clv6x1eys002l3b6j4b6lja1e@published\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"GettyImages-2147912795.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image--eq-small&quot;: 300}\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6624\" data-original-height=\"3312\" data-original-width=\"5000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2147912795.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__metadata\">\n<div class=\"image__caption attribution\">&#8230;click on the above link to read the rest of the article&#8230;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/section>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A powerful volcano is erupting. 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