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

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What happened

Ozone pollution caused by Amazon wildfires is significantly reducing the rainforest's ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, new research reveals.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:00:01 UTC.

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