Which climatic effect results when volcanic aerosols remain suspended in atmosphere after large eruption?

💡 Explanation

When volcanic aerosols are suspended, they increase Earth's albedo because sulfate aerosols reflect incoming solar radiation, leading to a decrease in temperatures and creating a negative radiative forcing. Therefore, a global cooling anomaly results, rather than ENSO intensification, ozone depletion, or precipitation stabilization, which each involve separate atmospheric processes.

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