The devastating bushfires in Australia had a larger impact on the world's 2020 climate than the pandemic-related lockdowns, as plumes of smoke cooled global temperatures and pushed tropical thunderstorms northward. New research indicates that regional wildfires can have far-reaching climatic effects that are comparable to a major volcanic eruption.
Bushfires, not pandemic lockdowns, had biggest impact on global climate in 2020
- ScienceDaily
- 27. 7 2021 (23:16)