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This story is the second in a three-part mini-series surveying the range of impacts by the fossil fuel industry on the global environment. Part one and part two review harm done to the nine planetary boundaries, while part three looks at circular economy solutions. In 2020, the worst drought in 40 years hit East Africa, […]

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Wildfires across Australia in 2019 and 2020 funneled smoke into the stratosphere, where ozone protects Earth from harmful radiation.

A new study led by the University of Waterloo found that smoke from wildfires can destroy the ozone layer. Researchers cautioned that if major fires became more frequent with a changing climate, more damaging ultraviolet radiation from the sun will reach the ground.

Australia's "Black Summer" bushfires of 2019 and 2020 injected massive amounts of smoke particles high into the atmosphere, producing unexpected and extreme perturbations in stratospheric gases beyond any seen in the previous 15 years of measurements, researchers report.

According to a new study, wildfire smoke depletes the ozone layer. Researchers warn that as the frequency of major fires increases as a result of climate change, more harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun will reach the ground.

Researchers warn that catastrophes from wildfires can cause the depletion of the ozone layer. According to a recent study, smoke from wildfires depletes the ozone layer.