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Tag Archives: smoke
Forest fires linked to tens of thousands of avoidable deaths
Setting fire to forest and agricultural land in Southeast Asia to prepare it for cultivation or grazing contributes to an estimated 59,000 premature deaths a year, say scientists. Their analysis reveals that the greatest health impact from the burning, which … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Asia, China, Health Effects of Air Pollution, Thailand, Vietnam
Tagged Air Pollution, Asia, Cambodia, China, crop-burning, forest fire, HAZE, Health Effects of Air Pollution, Laos, Myanmar, PM2.5, Research, smoke, Thailand, Vietnam, wildfires, World Heath Organization (WHO)
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Wildfire smoke has caused rise in Covid infections and deaths, study finds
Researchers speculate that smoke helps spread the virus and weakens lungs, making symptoms more severe Pollutants in smoke billowing from huge wildfires in the west of America have probably caused an increase in Covid-19 infections and deaths across several US … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Health Effects of Air Pollution, Medical Studies, USA, USA & Canada
Tagged Air Pollution, California, COVID-19, Oregon, PM2.5, Research, smoke, USA, wildfires
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Researchers develop method to better predict when wildfire smoke affects residents
Last month, New York City and other cities along the east coast experienced some of the worst air pollution in the world. The cause? Wildfires in Canada, California, and Oregon so large they produced smoke that drifted thousands of miles. … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Canada, Health Effects of Air Pollution, USA, USA & Canada
Tagged Air Pollution, California, Canada, Health Effects of Air Pollution, Oregon, Research, smoke, USA, wildfires
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Denver’s air is bad today. It’s expected to be worse Thursday and Friday.
State health officials warn of a mix of ozone and new surge of smoke from California fires Colorado health officials are anticipating “very poor air quality” along the Front Range through the weekend as smoke wafting from California wildfires mixes … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, USA, USA & Canada
Tagged Air Pollution, California, Colorado, Denver, ozone levels, smoke, USA, wildfires
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Unprecedented air quality alert continues across all of Minnesota, air quality alert due to wildfire smoke in effect through Tuesday, Aug. 3
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert for all of Minnesota. This is an unprecedented significant air quality event for Minnesota, extending over many days. The alert takes effect Friday, July 30, beginning at 12 … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, USA, USA & Canada
Tagged Air Pollution, Minnesota, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), smoke, USA, wildfires
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Doctors, air pollution experts forecast worsening health effects of wildfire smoke
Advice for a five-day episode doesn’t work when you’re talking about an entire potential season Health experts warn that a shift in mindset and new solutions are needed as exposure to smoke from bigger wildfires becomes a regular occurrence. While … Continue reading
Smoke Across North America
While plumes of wildfire smoke from western North America have passed over the northeastern U.S. and Canada multiple times each summer in recent years, they often go unnoticed. That is because smoke that spreads far from its source typically moves … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Canada, USA, USA & Canada
Tagged Air Pollution, Black Carbon, British Columbia, Canada, forest fire, Haz, Manitoba, Minnesota, New York City, Ontario, Philadelphia, smoke, USA, wildfires
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New York air quality among worst in world as haze from western wildfires shrouds city
Smoke from wildfires in the west caused hazy skies as air quality index surged to 157 in Manhattan, well above threshold of 100 New York City air quality was among the worst in the world as cities across the eastern … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, USA, USA & Canada
Tagged Air Pollution, HAZE, New York, New York City, PM2.5, smoke, USA, wildfires
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