Wildfire smoke doesn’t just cloud the horizon, it can chemically change the air at ground level and in layers of the atmosphere miles above.
BOISE, Idaho — As wildfires continue through the hot and dry months of summer to fall, their smoke isn’t just clouding the skies, it’s also playing a complex role in the atmospheric chemistry.
It can change the surface-level air and potentially affect ozone that is tens of thousands of feet high above the ground. Scientists are studying how wildfire smoke can travel far and have a long-lasting impact.
Once smoke is released into the air, tiny particles and gases from
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