The South Pacific blast may have consumed its own methane — but using this idea against the greenhouse gas is controversial.

Unexpected methane cleanup: The 2022 Hunga Tonga eruption produced a chemical reaction that destroyed methane in its plume for more than a week. Satellite evidence: High formaldehyde levels tracked by ...

A 2022 volcanic eruption unexpectedly revealed a powerful methane destruction mechanism in the stratosphere. Researchers ...

An underwater volcano violently erupted in the South Pacific in 2022. The chemical reaction that happened afterwards could show humans how to slow global warming.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcanic eruption was the largest eruption in the 21st century, sending up the highest plume ever recorded. A new ...

A volcanic eruption in the South Pacific cleaned up its own methane pollution, offering a potential mechanism for removing this potent greenhouse gas from the atmosphere. Reading time 3 minutes When ...