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Amazon wildfires are generating ozone that weakens surviving trees’ carbon uptake

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  • Phys.org · October 7, 2026 09:00
    Ozone pollution caused by Amazon wildfires is significantly reducing the rainforest's ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, new research reveals. Ground-level ozone is formed when pollutants from sources such as wildfires react in the presence of sunlight. This harms human health…