It was a weaker El Niño than I.e. 2016 one. And it ended, by May, but still temperatures are far higher than what they should be. There are still record breaking months or only surpassed by 2023 ones.
Likewise, the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai eruption resulted in a large amount of water into the stratosphere. Water is far more an effective heat trap than co2. We do not know exactly how long the effects of this eruption will last.
gmuslera|1 year ago
ghastmaster|1 year ago
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Hunga_Tonga–Hunga_Haʻap...