Bushfire smoke eats up the ozone protecting us from dangerous radiation. The damage will increase as the world heats up
- Written by: Ian Rae, Honorary Professorial Fellow, School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne
Can bushfire smoke reduce the concentration of ozone in the stratosphere? A decade ago, we might have been sceptical. But there’s a growing body of research showing a clear link.
Last year, MIT expert Susan Solomon and colleagues published a groundbreaking study showing the 900,000 tonnes of bushfire smoke and particles emitted during...