August 1, 2024 by Dennis Thompson The wildfires that are increasing with climate change could harm the future brain health of humanity, a new study suggests. Wildfire smoke appears to increase people’s risk of a dementia diagnosis even more than other types of air pollution, researchers reported at the Alzheimer’s Association annual meeting in Philadelphia....
by Rachel Connolly and Michael Jerrett, The Conversation Credit: The ConversationWhen wildfires rage, the immediate threat is obvious—but smoke from the fires actually kills far more people than the flames. As fires become more frequent, that smoke is leading to a public health crisis. In a new study published in the journal Science Advances, we...
From using the right air purifier to creating clean rooms, PNNL researcher Chrissi Antonopoulos offers tips on protecting you and your family from harmful wildfire smoke when indoors. The dangers of inhaling smoke are well established. Many people do their best to avoid breathing it in. But what about when the smoke comes to you?...
by Harvard School of Public Health The Apple Fire burns into the night north of Beaumont on Friday, July 31, 2020. Credit: https://twitter.com/BrodyHessin/status/1289446228082663424 Brody Hessin/Wikimedia Commons CC/4.0 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...
