Sunlight worsens wildfire smoke pollution, study finds
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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 7-Oct-2025 12:11 ET (7-Oct-2025 16:11 GMT/UTC)
Wildfire smoke causes more air pollution than current atmospheric models can predict. A new study by researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences explains why by revealing that, under sunlight, wildfire smoke particles act like tiny chemical factories, producing harmful oxidants such as peroxides, a group of highly reactive pollutants contributing to smog and haze.
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