Ukraine war: effect on climate?
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So not just the Ukraine, but I guess any prolonged conflict with heavy munitions.
When Mount Tambora erupted in 1815, it put 10 billion tonnes of rock dust into the atmosphere, leading to the ‘year without summer’ with global temperatures down 0.4 to 0.7 degrees C.
So, when would a war start to impact the climate. Obviously not talking about a nuclear war but regular munitions. E.g. the below link is a recent HMARS strike on a Russian ammo dump.
https://twitter.com/michaelh992/status/15465984541...
So, how many of these would we need to be equivalent to a large volcanic eruption?
When Mount Tambora erupted in 1815, it put 10 billion tonnes of rock dust into the atmosphere, leading to the ‘year without summer’ with global temperatures down 0.4 to 0.7 degrees C.
So, when would a war start to impact the climate. Obviously not talking about a nuclear war but regular munitions. E.g. the below link is a recent HMARS strike on a Russian ammo dump.
https://twitter.com/michaelh992/status/15465984541...
So, how many of these would we need to be equivalent to a large volcanic eruption?
Iamnotkloot said:
So not just the Ukraine, but I guess any prolonged conflict with heavy munitions.
When Mount Tambora erupted in 1815, it put 10 billion tonnes of rock dust into the atmosphere, leading to the ‘year without summer’ with global temperatures down 0.4 to 0.7 degrees C.
So, when would a war start to impact the climate. Obviously not talking about a nuclear war but regular munitions. E.g. the below link is a recent HMARS strike on a Russian ammo dump.
https://twitter.com/michaelh992/status/15465984541...
So, how many of these would we need to be equivalent to a large volcanic eruption?
Given Tambora was 10 times bigger than Krakatoa, which itself was equivalent of 200MT (13,000 Hiroshimas), I think we are going to need more than a couple of HIMARS before we can cool down this heatwave.When Mount Tambora erupted in 1815, it put 10 billion tonnes of rock dust into the atmosphere, leading to the ‘year without summer’ with global temperatures down 0.4 to 0.7 degrees C.
So, when would a war start to impact the climate. Obviously not talking about a nuclear war but regular munitions. E.g. the below link is a recent HMARS strike on a Russian ammo dump.
https://twitter.com/michaelh992/status/15465984541...
So, how many of these would we need to be equivalent to a large volcanic eruption?
For comparison, the total yield of all nuclear tests is around 500MT, vs your volcano of circa 2000MT.
But hey, aim high, we can get there if we put our minds to it!
LimaDelta said:
Iamnotkloot said:
So not just the Ukraine, but I guess any prolonged conflict with heavy munitions.
When Mount Tambora erupted in 1815, it put 10 billion tonnes of rock dust into the atmosphere, leading to the ‘year without summer’ with global temperatures down 0.4 to 0.7 degrees C.
So, when would a war start to impact the climate. Obviously not talking about a nuclear war but regular munitions. E.g. the below link is a recent HMARS strike on a Russian ammo dump.
https://twitter.com/michaelh992/status/15465984541...
So, how many of these would we need to be equivalent to a large volcanic eruption?
Given Tambora was 10 times bigger than Krakatoa, which itself was equivalent of 200MT (13,000 Hiroshimas), I think we are going to need more than a couple of HIMARS before we can cool down this heatwave.When Mount Tambora erupted in 1815, it put 10 billion tonnes of rock dust into the atmosphere, leading to the ‘year without summer’ with global temperatures down 0.4 to 0.7 degrees C.
So, when would a war start to impact the climate. Obviously not talking about a nuclear war but regular munitions. E.g. the below link is a recent HMARS strike on a Russian ammo dump.
https://twitter.com/michaelh992/status/15465984541...
So, how many of these would we need to be equivalent to a large volcanic eruption?
For comparison, the total yield of all nuclear tests is around 500MT, vs your volcano of circa 2000MT.
But hey, aim high, we can get there if we put our minds to it!
Iamnotkloot said:
LimaDelta said:
Iamnotkloot said:
So not just the Ukraine, but I guess any prolonged conflict with heavy munitions.
When Mount Tambora erupted in 1815, it put 10 billion tonnes of rock dust into the atmosphere, leading to the ‘year without summer’ with global temperatures down 0.4 to 0.7 degrees C.
So, when would a war start to impact the climate. Obviously not talking about a nuclear war but regular munitions. E.g. the below link is a recent HMARS strike on a Russian ammo dump.
https://twitter.com/michaelh992/status/15465984541...
So, how many of these would we need to be equivalent to a large volcanic eruption?
Given Tambora was 10 times bigger than Krakatoa, which itself was equivalent of 200MT (13,000 Hiroshimas), I think we are going to need more than a couple of HIMARS before we can cool down this heatwave.When Mount Tambora erupted in 1815, it put 10 billion tonnes of rock dust into the atmosphere, leading to the ‘year without summer’ with global temperatures down 0.4 to 0.7 degrees C.
So, when would a war start to impact the climate. Obviously not talking about a nuclear war but regular munitions. E.g. the below link is a recent HMARS strike on a Russian ammo dump.
https://twitter.com/michaelh992/status/15465984541...
So, how many of these would we need to be equivalent to a large volcanic eruption?
For comparison, the total yield of all nuclear tests is around 500MT, vs your volcano of circa 2000MT.
But hey, aim high, we can get there if we put our minds to it!
* very rough fag-packet calculation based on many assumptions
Lotus 50 said:
Simpo Two said:
I would think that in the global picture, it's non-existent.
Was there a rise in global temperature after the world wars? Don't recall seeing anything about it.
The dust wouldn't cause a rise in temp it would decrease it - IF there was enough... Was there a rise in global temperature after the world wars? Don't recall seeing anything about it.
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