On 15 January 2022, the Hunga-Tonga submarine volcano erupted, sending an unprecedented 40 Trillion gallons of water vapor in the stratosphere. Water vapor is by far the most important greenhouse gas. The eruption of Hunga-Tonga increased the water vapor mass in the stratosphere by 13%, and it will remain there for many years to come.

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"The unique nature and magnitude of the global stratospheric perturbation by the Hunga eruption ranks it among the most remarkable climatic events in the modern observation era."

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