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On any given day, convective mixing can carry smoke from hundreds to thousands of metres into the atmosphere, which makes it a far more effective mixing mechanism than wind

The scientific reality is more complicated

Howes OD, Montgomery AJ, Asselin MC, Murray RM, Valli I, Tabraham P et al (2009)
People were always trying to figure it out

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Rising cigarette prices are considered a likely contributing factor, with the average cost of top-selling brands increasing from 7.05 in 2017 to 10.92 in 2023
