Study: Smoke Particles From Wildfires Can Erode the Ozone Layer

ENN
Mar 8, 2023, 4:50 pm110 pts
A wildfire can pump smoke up into the stratosphere, where the particles drift for over a year. A new MIT study has found that while suspended there, these particles can trigger chemical reactions that erode the protective ozone layer shielding the Earth from the sun’s damaging ultraviolet radiation.

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