- A submarine volcano erupted in January 2022.
- The eruption made a large ash plume.
- The plume rose high into the atmosphere.
- The plume helped remove some methane from the air.
- Scientists watched the plume with satellites for many days.
- Sunlight on salt and ash made reactive chemicals.
- Those chemicals helped break down methane in the plume.
- Researchers say this could help reduce warming faster.
- The study appears in a scientific journal.
Difficult words
- erupt — to send out lava, ash, or gaserupted
- submarine — under the sea or under the water
- plume — a long cloud of smoke or ashash plume
- atmosphere — the layer of air around the Earth
- methane — a gas that can cause climate warming
- satellite — a machine in space that takes picturessatellites
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Discussion questions
- Have you ever seen a volcano?
- Have you seen a photo of an ash plume?
- Are you worried about warming?
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