African Smoke Over the Amazon (IMAGE) Max Planck Institute for Chemistry Caption A plume from Africa with a high concentration of soot particles reaches the coast of Brazil. Credit Meinrad O. Andreae, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry Usage Restrictions Credit must be given to the creator. License CC BY Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.