April 24, 2024

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Elevated levels of sulfur dioxide across the SW Pacific and Australia

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Elevated levels of sulfur dioxide (SO2) are present across the SW Pacific and Australia after the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano on January 15, 2022.

Since the eruption, the volcano has been releasing huge amounts of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen, gases that create acid rain when they interact with water and oxygen in the atmosphere.

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