Rare Volcano Cloud Destroys Methane in Atmosphere Through Powerful Chemical Reaction
Nature World News | 21.05.2026 18:42
When most people think about volcanoes, they imagine ash clouds, lava flows, and dangerous gases filling the sky. Volcanoes are normally associated with pollution and climate disruption, not atmospheric cleanup. But scientists studying the massive 2022 Hunga Tonga eruption uncovered something unexpected: the volcanic plume may have actively destroyed methane in the atmosphere.
