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Monster wildfires are sending more smoke into the stratosphere

Smoke lofted into the upper atmosphere on towering pyrocumulonimbus clouds can spread around the globe and affect the climate

By: New Scientist

Dec 27 2024
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Monster wildfires are sending more smoke into the stratosphere

Heavy smoke rises from a wildfire in Irvine, California, in September 2024
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