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A Single Day of Attacks on Iranian Oil Refineries Released as Much Sulfur Dioxide as a Volcanic Eruption
Satellite data show the fires released about 33,000 tons of sulfur dioxide, matching the output of Iceland’s 2010 Eyjafjallajokull eruption.
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A research team from Wuhan University and the China Meteorological Administration used the Fengyun satellite and the European Sentinel satellite to quantify the sulfur dioxide released after the attacks on Iranian oil facilities in March of this year. The March 7 airstrikes targeted Iranian oil facilities at Fardis, Shahran, and Aghdasieh.
Sulfur dioxide entering the air could even cause acid rain in China, thousands of kilometers away.
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