Wildfire smoke, poor air quality can have an impact on health — even for people who live far away

Panettieri says that even people not near the fire can have serious health effects from wildfire smoke if it’s concentrated enough. You can experience a range of potential health issues if you’re ... Read More

Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke associated with increased risk of dementia: study

Being exposed to wildfire smoke over a long period of time could increase the risk of developing dementia even more than exposure to other sources of air pollution, according to new research.In the ... Read More

Residents exposed to wildfire smoke have higher dementia risk, study finds

Residents exposed to wildfire smoke have higher dementia risk, study finds - Climate change has made wildfires in California more frequent and severe, raising associated health risks ... Read More

How bad is NJ-NY wildfire air quality health risk? What we know, how to stay safe

Toxic wildfire smoke triggered an air quality health advisory for the New York City metro region on Saturday, impacting millions of people and underscoring climate change’s rising threat to ... Read More

Wildfire smoke from the West threatens health of Omaha metro residents, study finds

Researchers combined air quality information with Medicare data, linking wildfire smoke to more than 10,000 premature deaths in the U.S. and nearly 200,000 additional ER visits among those 65 and ... Read More

Wildfires News

Aug. 28, 2024 — Public health researchers ... tree regeneration have found that wildfire smoke comes with an unexpected benefit: It has a cooling capacity that can make life easier for vulnerable ... Read More

Smoke changes over time and distance, but health risks remain

A study of air quality in New York City while it was heavily affected by Canadian wildfire smoke revealed that multi-day transport to the New York region significantly transformed the smoke, but ... Read More

Wildfire smoke in South Jersey set off carbon monoxide detectors, officials say

Police and fire officials in South Jersey warned residents that low-hanging smoke from ... is not under any threat. We will continue to monitor this situation and update the public if more ... Read More

Wildfire smoke, poor air quality can have an impact on health — even for people who live far away

In addition to New York and New Jersey, much of the Northeast is under wildfire threat — including ... as how much of an effect that smoke can have on your health. Here’s what doctors want ... Read More

How bad is NJ-NY wildfire air quality health risk? What we know, how to stay safe

The New York-New Jersey border wildfires evoked memories of the summer of 2023, when waves of wildfire smoke from Canada blanketed the region in hazy smog. Health threats from Canada’s record ... Read More