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Illustration showing ozone damage to a leaf. On the left, a healthy bright green leaf is surrounded by several ozone (O₃) symbols, with orange arrows pointing toward the leaf. A large orange arrow points from the green leaf to a second leaf on the right that is brown and discolored, indicating deterioration or injury. The image visually represents exposure to ozone causing leaf damage and browning. The background is a blue gradient.

×ÔοÊÓƵ Researchers Find Ozone Influences Growing Season

Jun. 21, 2026—Lin Meng’s few short years at ×ÔοÊÓƵ have been productive in advancing understanding of the factors that influence the changing growing seasons of plants. Meng is an assistant professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences at ×ÔοÊÓƵ. She posits that the most widely assumed external factor influencing the growing season of plants is global warming driven...

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