A volcano has erupted in Iceland, spewing tons of ash and sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere. The size of the eruption was somewhere between the Pinatubo (1991) and the Toba (50,000 years ago) eruptions. what will be the response and the response time? Colder weather, months to years 688 Warm hot earth for millenia No real effect, just a few days of dark/red skies, just like when we have fires Colder weather, less than a decade

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A volcano has erupted in Iceland, spewing tons of ash and sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere. The
size of the eruption was somewhere between the Pinatubo (1991) and the Toba (50,000 years ago)
eruptions.
what will be the response and the response time?
Colder weather, months to years
Warm hot earth for millenia
No real effect, just a few days of dark/red skies, just like when we have fires
Colder weather, less than a decade
Transcribed Image Text:A volcano has erupted in Iceland, spewing tons of ash and sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere. The size of the eruption was somewhere between the Pinatubo (1991) and the Toba (50,000 years ago) eruptions. what will be the response and the response time? Colder weather, months to years Warm hot earth for millenia No real effect, just a few days of dark/red skies, just like when we have fires Colder weather, less than a decade
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