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Category Archives: USA & Canada
When the Western US burns, the East also gets sick
While most of the largest U.S. wildfires occur in the Western U.S., almost three-quarters of the smoke-related deaths and visits to the emergency room for asthma occur east of the Rocky Mountains. Smoke exposure, whether from wildfires or local burning, … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, USA, USA & Canada
Tagged Air Pollution, Asthma, Health Effects of Air Pollution, PM2.5, Research, smoke, USA, wildfires
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Air pollution linked to nearly 6 million premature births in 2019, study finds
A new study released Tuesday from the University of California, San Francisco and the University of Washington found air pollution likely caused millions of babies to be born prematurely and under a healthy weight in 2019. Babies who are born with … Continue reading
Air Quality Alerts Issued in California Due to Wildfires
Officials are advising those in the Bay Area and the San Joaquin Valley to limit their time outside as wildfire smoke and ash fills the air. Air quality remains a concern in California thanks to severe active wildfires and health … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Pollution, Bay Area, California, San Joaquin Valley, Sequoia National Park, USA, wildfires
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One-third of countries lack air quality standards, says report
A new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has revealed that one-third of countries have no legally mandated outdoor air quality standards. It also noted that where such laws exist, standards vary widely and are often misaligned with World … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Air Quality, Asia, Australia & Oceania, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, USA & Canada, World News
Tagged Air Pollution, Research, World Heath Organization (WHO)
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How people respond to wildfire smoke
As wildfires become commonplace in the western U.S. and around the world, checking the daily air quality warning has become as routine as checking the weather. But what people do with that data — whether it drives them to slip … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Pollution, Air Quality Index (AQI), California, Research, USA, wildfires
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Breathing wildfire smoke during pregnancy raises risk of premature birth, study finds
Stanford University research estimates that smoky California air may have resulted in as many as 7,000 preterm births As California wildfires continue to rage and the Lake Tahoe area faces some of the highest air pollution levels in the world, … Continue reading
Caldor fire burns over 400 homes as smoke chokes Lake Tahoe
More than 440 homes have been destroyed by the raging Caldor fire, and smoke has created conditions so hazardous that the air quality around the blaze is the worst in the country. Burning through rugged terrain east of Sacramento, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Pollution, Lake Tahoe, USA, wildfires
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California lake becomes pool for air pollution during wildfire season
Lake Tahoe has experienced “especially bad” air quality through the second half of this summer, and new data reveals the lake’s air quality is at its worst levels of this decade. The intense wildfire season California has experienced so far … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Pollution, California, Lake Tahoe, USA, wildfires
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