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Subarctic Caterpillars Rewrote Cloud-Seeding Chemistry, Study Finds

A study in Communications Earth & Environment confirmed that a 2023 moth outbreak in Abisko, Sweden, changed the blend of birch BVOCs that seed Arctic clouds. Current Earth-system models do not include this biotic climate feedback.

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Subarctic Caterpillars Rewrote Cloud-Seeding Chemistry, Study Finds

Measurements covered 256 birch trees across the 2021, 2022 and 2023 growing seasons
Defoliation raised the share of highly reactive sesquiterpenes in tree emissions
Peak emissions came early in the season, not at maximum caterpillar feeding
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