Smoke clouds passed over New Zealand and out over the Pacific, where they contributed to an algae bloom. Before the pandemic monopolised our attention, the big science-related story capturing worldwide attention was the series of massive bush fires in Australia. How did smoke from the bush fires spark such a flurry of growth? The scientists estimate the massive bloom absorbed an amount of CO2 roughly equivalent to the amount released into the atmosphere by the bush fires. We will see more major bush fires, which could have an additional perverse outcome.

Source: Stuff September 19, 2021 16:52 UTC