"Discovering"?-----50 million tons of water vapor from Tonga's eruption could warm Earth for years | Live Science

50 million tons of water vapor from Tonga's eruption could warm Earth for years | Live Science - By Mindy Weisberger

• More than eight months after the underwater volcano near Tonga erupted on Jan. 14, scientists are still analyzing the impacts of the violent blast, and they're discovering that it could warm the planet...
• This massive vapor injection increased the amount of moisture in the global stratosphere by about 5%, and could trigger a cycle of stratospheric cooling and surface heating — and these effects may persist for months to come, according to a new study...