Fire-induced air pollution is claiming more lives each year as climate change worsens wildfire conditions globally, doubling mortality rates over the past 60 years and intensifying health risks.
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The Conversation
Where there’s smoke: the rising death toll from climate-charged fire in the landscape
New international research reveals climate change increased the proportion of wildfire smoke-related human deaths tenfold between the 1960s and 2010s. Here’s what that means for Australia.
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Medical visits for heart and lung problems rose by nearly 20 percent during six days in June, 2023, when smoke from Western Canadian wildfires drifted 2000 miles across the country, leading to very poor air quality days in Baltimore in the US and the surrounding region.
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Wildfire Smoke Linked to Heart and Lung Complaints
New study found increased medical visits for heart and respiratory problems in Baltimore on poor air quality days from Western Canadian wildfires.
Wildfires can contaminate drinking water distribution systems, posing substantial and escalating public health risks, with nearly half a billion people globally having experienced wildfires within one kilometre of their homes over the past two decades. 🔥💧🌍
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Researchers warn of a threat to water safety from wildfires
The consequences of wildfires in or near urban areas go beyond the damage to buildings and ecosystems, to the threat of contamination of drinking water according to water quality and treatment experts.
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New data from 245 burned US watersheds shows wildfires spike carbon 🌍, nitrogen 🌱, phosphorus 💧, and sediment 🏞️ in rivers - up to 286× higher than normal, lasting up to 8 years.
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Nature
Wildfires drive multi-year water quality degradation over the western United States
Communications Earth & Environment - Water quality in the western United States is affected by wildfires, with sediment and turbidity levels increasing up to 8 years post-fire, according to an...
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Forests in the Brazilian Amazon damaged by fire🔥 remain about 2.6 °C (4.7 °F) hotter than neighboring intact🌳 or selectively logged stands, and the extra heat🌡️ can linger for at least 30 years🗓️.
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State of the Planet
Burned Amazon Forests Stay Hot and Stressed for Decades, Finds New NASA-Supported Study
Research indicates that fire alters tropical forests' ability to tolerate climate stress and store carbon—a crucial role in global climate mitigation.
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Johns Hopkins finds possible link between air pollution (such as wildfires 🌲🔥, vehicular exhaust 🚗💨) and the creation of the abnormal buildup of a protein, alpha-synuclein, in the brain. These clumps, known as Lewy bodies, are a hallmark of the conditions Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia.
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Science
Lewy body dementia promotion by air pollutants
Evidence links air pollution to dementia, yet its role in Lewy body dementia (LBD) remains unclear. In this work, we showed in a cohort of 56.5 million individuals across the United States that fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure raises LBD risk. ...
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Premature births and low birth weight: risks posed by wildfires - Study confirms negative health consequences for newborns Read Full Article #PrematureBirth #WildfireHealth #NewbornRisks
🔥 Study confirms wildfires and related air pollution in Spain negatively impact newborns.
⚖️ Babies born to mothers exposed to wildfires had lower birth weights and higher risks of premature births.
🌍 These negative effects were consistent across all socioeconomic groups.
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⚖️ Babies born to mothers exposed to wildfires had lower birth weights and higher risks of premature births.
🌍 These negative effects were consistent across all socioeconomic groups.
#WildfireImpact #NewbornHealth #ClimateChange
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