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What happens when volcanoes release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere?

The climate gets warmer.
The climate gets cooler.
Winter becomes longer.
Summer becomes longer.

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The climate gets warmer.

Greenhouse gases (like CO2 and water vapor) trap outgoing infrared radiation, strengthening the greenhouse effect and raising temperatures. (Note: volcanoes also emit sulfur aerosols that can cause short-term cooling, but those are not greenhouse gases.)