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A Collection by: PreventionWeb user UNDRR Editors
Last updated: 24 Dec 2020
Inhaling fine particulates in the smoke generated by wildfires causes significant and sometimes severe health impacts, especially for vulnerable populations such as children, the elderly, and those with pre-existing conditions.
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Community helps scientists evaluate wildfire smoke forecasts
University of Utah
17 November 2020
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Conversation Media Group, the
12 November 2020
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Australia: Frequent extreme bushfires as a new reality. Learning how to live with smoke-filled air
Conversation Media Group, the
05 November 2020
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Flying through wildfire smoke plumes could improve smoke forecasts
University of Washington
02 November 2020
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Conversation Media Group, the
29 July 2020
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As Amazon fire season looms, smoke and coronavirus could be a disaster
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
20 April 2020
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Nearly 80% of Australians affected in some way by the bushfires, new survey shows
Conversation Media Group, the
17 February 2020
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Survey reveals: bushfires cost 1.8 million work days, leave 5 million sick from smoke
The Australia Institute
23 January 2020
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Australia’s bushfire smoke is lapping the globe, and the law is too lame to catch it
Conversation Media Group, the
23 January 2020
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Red Cross / Red Crescent Climate Centre
17 January 2020
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From smoke going round the world to aerosol levels, NASA observes Australia's bushfires
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
14 January 2020
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We know bushfire smoke affects our health, but the long-term consequences are hazy
Conversation Media Group, the
09 January 2020
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Australia: New health threats from escalating bushfire crisis
Australian Medical Association
03 January 2020
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How does poor air quality from bushfire smoke affect our health?
Conversation Media Group, the
13 November 2019
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We built an app to detect areas most vulnerable to life-threatening haze
Conversation Media Group, the
09 September 2019
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Brazil: Fire hazard: Children struggle to breathe as smoke chokes Amazon city
Thomson Reuters Foundation, trust.org
02 September 2019
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USA: Brigham Young University researchers develop a new wildfire smoke emissions model
Brigham Young University
23 August 2018
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Wildfire smoke: experts warn of 'serious health effects' across western USA
Guardian, the (UK)
02 August 2018
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New strategies to protect people from smoke during wildfires
American Geophysical Union
21 June 2018
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After the firestorm: the health implications of returning to a bushfire zone
Conversation Media Group, the
29 March 2018
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Wildfire smoke: Some elderly more vulnerable
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
18 October 2017
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Forest fires on the rise as JRC study warns of danger to air quality
European Commission Joint Research Centre
16 October 2017
Documents and Publications
Wildfire smoke: a guide for public health officials
Center for Disease Control and Prevention; U.S. Forest Service; California Air Resources Board
2016