The Devastating Effect that Wildfires have on Air Quality
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Driven by climate change, wildfires are on the rise. New studies highlight the burden of such events on communities and human health.
Wildfire activity is on the rise across the globe due to the continuing effects of global warming. The joint warmest year on record, 2020, was a year of wildfires thanks to dry conditions and droughts, driven by climate change, with over 45 million acres of land lost in Australia alone.
These configurations represent an increasingly devastating and often deadly burden. A new study conducted by researchers from Stanford University and the University of California and published in the journal