All wildfires articles
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Research‘Incredibly important advance’ reveals how wildfires could slow ozone layer recovery
Chlorine chemistry discovery shows how wildfire aerosols can reduce ozone in southern hemisphere by up to 5%
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News
Record-high carbon dioxide emissions from boreal fires
Boreal fires usually produce about 10% of global carbon dioxide emissions from wildfires worldwide, but the figure peaked at one quarter in 2021
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Research
Struvite recovered from wastewater could be used to suppress wildfires
Experiments show struvite-suspended hydrogel is as good at fighting fire as a commercial ammonium polyphosphate-based formulation
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Research
Neanderthals were master fire-starters, cave chemistry suggests
A new study distinguishes chemical traces left by ancient hearth fires from those left by natural wildfires
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Feature
Firing up an air pollution problem
Wild fires adversely affect air quality nearby and far beyond. Nina Notman investigates this escalating problem
