Wildfires don't just pollute the air, rain may turn its smoke into fertilizer

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Aug 25, 2026, 2:20 pm300 ptsTop
Wildfire smoke is usually discussed as an airborne pollutant and a threat to human health. But when smoke and rain coincide, nutrients released by burned landscapes rain back down. A new study finds that smoke-rain events can deliver large bursts of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium—three nutrients essential…

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