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UrduResearchers have found evidence that living in areas prone to wildfire smoke may negatively impact an individual’s life expectancy.
Tag: wildfire smoke exposure
Lung Health Expert Available for Comment on Wildfire Smoke Exposure
Gillian Goobie, MD, PhD, is vice chair of the American Thoracic Society’s Environmental Health Policy Committee. Dr. Gillian Goobie completed her MD and Internal Medicine training at the University of Calgary followed by her Respirology fellowship at the University of…
NYS Mesonet Study Tracks the Impacts of Western Wildfires on New York Air Quality
The study finds that more frequent and intense western wildfires are not only impacting the air quality and visibility in surrounding areas, but also as far away as the East Coast.
Consensus approach proposed to protect human health from intentional and wild forest fires
Climate change and decades of fire suppression that have increased fuels are contributing to larger and more intense wildfires and, in order to improve forest health and reduce these explosive fires, prescribed and managed fire is necessary.