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Wildfires don't just pollute the air, rain may turn its smoke into fertilizer

A new study finds that when wildfire smoke coincides with rain, it can deliver significant amounts of nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium across ecosystems in the United States. This phenomenon could become an increasingly important but largely overlooked ecological consequence as wildfires grow more frequent due to climate change.

Wildfires don't just pollute the air, rain may turn its smoke into fertilizer
Image: Phys.org

A new study finds that when wildfire smoke coincides with rain, it can deliver significant amounts of nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium across ecosystems in the United States. This phenomenon could become an increasingly important but largely overlooked ecological consequence as wildfires grow more frequent due to climate change.

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  • Phys.org — Wildfires don't just pollute the air, rain may turn its smoke into fertilizer

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