article_snippet.sent: Small volcanic eruptions over the past 20 years have been protecting the Earth from global warming, according to a recent study.
article_snippet.sent: Until recently it was thought that only particularly large eruptions had any noticeable affect on the climate.
article_snippet.sent: However, a study published earlier this year has confirmed results from the end of last year that showed these small eruptions can have an accumulative impact on global temperature.
article_snippet.sent: This could have helped decrease the global temperatures by between 0.05°C to 0.12°C over the past 15 years.