WHAT WE'RE READING

Below are a few of our favorite recently published articles related to wildfire smoke.

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The Hazy Days of Summer | The New Yorker

We Can See Clearly Now - by Bill McKibben (substack.com)

What to know about smoke, heat and health I Montana Free Press

How wildfire smoke can harm human health, even when the fire is hundreds of miles away – a toxicologist explains

HEALTH IMPACTS OF WILDFIRE SMOKE

New research finds building evidence for the long-term health effects of wildfire smoke

Wildfire Smoke Can Wipe Years Off Your Lifespan: Study

UW research links wildfire smoke to increased risk of emergency room visits for people of all ages

Wildfire smoke 'like a giant cigarette' to lungs | Newsroom

Wildfire smoke linked to increased risk of dementia, study says
 
What Are the Health Risks of Wildfire Smoke Exposure? - The New York Times 

Opinion | Wildfire Smoke Is Damaging Our Children’s Lungs - The New York Times

PUBLIC HEALTH + EQUITY

As wildfires grow, poor, elderly disproportionately affected - Stateline
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​Wildfire Smoke Pollution a Growing Global Threat

Wildfire smoke is the next public health crisis | The Hill 

Poor air quality from wildfires increases health risks to vulnerable people | BC Gov News

The Canada wildfires are exposing the harmful effects — and health inequities — of air pollution

Extreme heat and wildfire smoke can collide in deadly ways

MENTAL HEALTH + WILDFIRE SMOKE

How I Battle Wildfire Anxiety | Slate

Paper: Air pollution via wildfire smoke increases suicide risk in rural counties | Illinois

Wildfires can impact your mental health - Northwest Public Broadcasting

POLICY + PLANNING

How wildfire smoke is erasing years of progress toward cleaning up America's air

States are working to protect people from dangerous wildfire smoke — are ‘clean air centers’ the future?

Montana receives federal funding to expand air quality monitoring stations

Wildfire smoke spotlights need for better indoor air quality, experts say - National | Globalnews.ca

Photo: Mason Dow

BUSINESS + ECONOMICS + TECH
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Wildfires are now costing the US up to $900 billion annually

The threat of wildfires is rising. So are new artificial intelligence solutions to fight them

​ The new business of wildfire preparedness could grow to be massive : NPR

Wildfire smoke impacts more than our health — it also costs workers over $100B a year. Here's why. - CBS News

CLIMATE CHANGE

North America’s summer of wildfire smoke: 2023 was only the beginning - What's Up Newp

Viewpoint: Climate Change, wildfire and the air we breathe

Climate change makes fires, smoke worse in ‘new abnormal’ - The Columbian

Can the Wildfire Smoke Spark Climate Action? Environmental History Offers a Mixed Lesson - The Messenger
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Climate change is increasing the fire risk on the mostly treeless Great Plains : NPR

WILDFIRE SMOKE PREPAREDNESS

Wildfire smoke leaves harmful gases in floors and walls − air purifiers aren’t enough, new study shows, but you can clean it up
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​Did you breathe in a lot of wildfire smoke? Here's what to do next

How to protect yourself from wildfires; The perils of hot neighborhoods : Here & Now Anytime : NPR