Live in a wildfire zone? Be prepared
More Americans now live in wildfire zones as wildfire seasons have become longer, with hotter, faster-moving fires.
Jun 27, 2022
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More Americans now live in wildfire zones as wildfire seasons have become longer, with hotter, faster-moving fires.
Jun 27, 2022
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Wildfires can decimate forests, destroy communities and fill the air with noxious smoke—but their impact may be even more far-reaching, affecting the health of babies in the womb.
May 10, 2022
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A new study from McGill University finds higher incidence of lung cancer and brain tumors in people exposed to wildfires. The study, which tracks over 2 million Canadians over a period of 20 years, is the first to examine ...
May 09, 2022
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Take a seat, chin to the sky. Insert the swab, rotate slowly and switch nostrils—we know the drill. Only this time, it's not a COVID-19 test. And the nose is attached to a monkey.
Mar 08, 2022
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More than a year after wildfires devastated Oregon's Santiam Canyon, an Oregon State University report paints a challenging picture: Residents are struggling to find housing, wrestling with government bureaucracy and worried ...
Feb 01, 2022
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Last year the number of wildfires in Brazil increased 12.7 percent to a decade-high. Now the largest and most comprehensive study to date of the health effects of wildfires in Brazil reveals the serious health consequences ...
Sep 08, 2021
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Exposure to wildfire smoke during pregnancy increases the risk that a baby will be born too early, a new Stanford University study suggests.
Aug 23, 2021
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An estimated 3 million asthmatics and over half of the states in the United States are being affected by particulates that are blowing over them from fires in Canada and the western U.S., according to new research at The ...
Aug 16, 2021
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Thousands of COVID-19 cases and deaths in California, Oregon, and Washington between March and December 2020 may be attributable to increases in fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) from wildfire smoke, according to a new ...
Aug 16, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Smoke from wildfires burning along the West Coast is choking the entire United States, reminding everyone of the hazards of climate change.
Aug 09, 2021
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