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More than 1.5 million people die annually from wildfire air pollution
Researchers found that 1.53 million deaths per year were attributable to wildfire-driven air pollution between 2000 and 2019, ...
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Wildfire smoke directly increases dementia risk, study find
The study found that people exposed to PM2.5 from wildfires had an 18% increase in the odds of a dementia diagnosis. See the ...
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Increasingly frequent and severe wildfires causing a firefighting aircraft boom
The market has "grown strongly" in recent years, with an increase from $8.77 billion in 2023 to $9.57 billion in 2024. Here's ...
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Climate change made wildfires extremely more likely in Canada, Greece, and South America
Extreme wildfire events made the 2023-24 fire season record-breaking for numerous reasons: Canada’s largest wildfire ever spewing unprecedented emissions, deadly fast-moving fires in Hawaii and ...
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Self-driving aircraft may soon head to a wildfire near you
An audience of NASA, FEMA, and wildland firefighting officials recently witnessed the wildfire suppression capabilities of a reportedly “autonomous” Black Hawk helicopter. Sikorsky, a Lockheed ...