Puzzling spikes in ozone-eating chemical have a fiery cause

The influence of the tropical Pacific Ocean extends all the way into the stratosphere: the ocean’s waters affect the weather and thus the behaviour of fires in far-flung locales; these, in turn, drive emissions of a powerful ozone-depleting gas¹.

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-00356-4

Subjects

• Atmospheric science