How Do Volcanoes Contribute To Climate Change
Volcanoes change Earth’s climate both by warming and cooling it. Their net effect on climate today is small compared to that of human-made pollutants. Even so, the climate change caused in prehistoric times by near-constant eruptions and, over the last few centuries, by a handful of epic ones, provides a warning: It helps us imagine life on Earth if we let the environment be ruined by our negligence. Volcanoes of Prehistory The number of volcanic eruptions in recorded history pales in comparison with what scientists have discerned about volcanic activity in prehistoric times....