You might think volcanic eruptions are bad for the environment, spewing ash and gases into the air. But a recent eruption had an unexpected side effect, actually helping to clean the atmosphere in a surprising way.
The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano's 2022 eruption was a record-setter, causing tsunamis and sending a massive plume high into the atmosphere.
On January 15, 2022, this underwater volcano near Tonga erupted with an explosion estimated to be hundreds of times more powerful than the Hiroshima atomic bomb.