Articles | Volume 25, issue 19
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-12483-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-12483-2025
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09 Oct 2025
Research article |  | 09 Oct 2025

Cloud–radiation interactions amplify ozone pollution in a warming climate

Shuyu Zhao, Tian Feng, Xuexi Tie, Biao Tian, Xiao Hu, Bo Hu, Dong Yang, Sinan Gu, and Minghu Ding

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This study investigated how cloud–radiation interactions influence ozone formation in a warming climate. Using measurements, reanalysis data, and models, we found that cloud–radiation interactions can worsen O3 pollution, and climate warming will amplify the influence. We highlight that climate change will pose greater challenges for China's O3 pollution prevention and control, and actions such as reducing O3 precursors emissions and mitigating climate change are urgently needed.
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