Smoke from fires

Canadian Fire Smoke reaches air quality over US mid -west and northeast

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Canadian Fire Smoke reaches air quality over US mid -west and northeast

Canadian fire smoke on Thursday causes air quality warnings throughout the US Central West and northeast, as the northern nation’s boreal forests continue to burn at a rate that, with the exception of the historic season in 2023. Fire smoke, along with ozone from heat, increased air pollution levels in Minneapolis, Green Bay, Indianapolis, Sinsinati, … Read more

Fire smoke every year is related to thousands of premature deaths – that’s why and how to protect

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Fire smoke every year is related to thousands of premature deaths – that’s why and how to protect

When the fires are raging, the direct threat is obvious, but the smoke from the fires actually kills far more people than the flame. When fires become more frequent, the smoke causes the public health crisis. In the study published in Science Advances, we found that wildfire smoke was likely to contribute to more than … Read more