Puzzling spikes in ozone-eating chemical have a fiery cause

Scientists trace variation in methyl bromide levels to an increase in fires — which are linked to the climate pattern El Niño.
Wednesday, February 09, 2022
Nature

Flames charred the Brazilian rainforest in late 2014, during the onset of a climatic pattern called El Niño that is linked to high fire activity. Fires release the ozone-depleting gas methyl bromide.

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Scientists trace variation in methyl bromide levels to an increase in fires — which are linked to the climate pattern El Niño.

Puzzling spikes in ozone-eating chemical have a fiery cause

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