Gas Flares (IMAGE)

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Gas Flares

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Natural gas flares from a stack in Utah's Uintah Basin where a new study by NOAA and CIRES shows that chemicals released into the air by oil and gas activities can spark reactions that lead to high levels of ozone in wintertime.

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Photo by Scott Sandberg, NOAA

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