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Australia fires spewed as much smoke into stratosphere as volcano: study – FRANCE 24
Washington (AFP)
The bushfires that ravaged Australia between 2019 and 2020 were so huge that they spewed as much smoke into the stratosphere as a large volcanic eruption, with serious consequences for the environment, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science.
The stratosphere is the second layer of the atmosphere, right above the troposphere — where we live.
“For us it was a huge surprise” to see such a significant effect, study co-author Ilan Koren, a professor at the…
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