- Study finds wildfire smoke more harmful to humans than pollution from cars. The tiny particles released in wildfire smoke are up to 10 times more harmful to humans than particles released from other sources, such as car exhaust. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-21708-0 10 comments science
Linking pages
- Air pollution can damage teens' hearts within two hours, study finds https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/air-pollution-can-damage-teens-hearts 9 comments
- Why Urban Wildfires like L.A.’s Release Such Toxic Smoke | Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-urban-wildfires-like-l-a-s-release-such-toxic-smoke/ 5 comments
- Wildfire Smoke Is Erasing Progress on Clean Air - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/09/22/climate/wildfire-smoke-pollution.html 1 comment
- California’s wildfire smoke could be more harmful than vehicle emissions, study says | California | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/06/california-wildfire-smoke-harmful-pollution-study 1 comment
- In wine country, Sonoma tightens limits on farm work during wildfires | Food and Environment Reporting Network https://thefern.org/ag_insider/in-wine-country-sonoma-tightens-limits-on-farm-work-during-wildfires/ 0 comments
- What we learned about wildfire smoke in 2024 - High Country News https://www.hcn.org/articles/what-we-learned-about-wildfire-smoke-in-2024/ 0 comments