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Air pollution can have harmful effects on your lung health

For Lung Cancer Awareness Month, medical professionals at Baylor College of Medicine explain how air pollution is detrimental to our health, ... Read More

Climate-change-driven wildfires increasing air pollution across globe: UN

Wildfires made significant contributions to air pollution last year, according to the United Nations’ weather and climate agency. In a report released on Friday, the World Meteorological Organization ... Read More

Sunlight worsens wildfire smoke pollution, study finds

Wildfire smoke causes more air pollution than current atmospheric models can predict. A new study by researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and the Chinese Academy ... Read More

Wildfire smoke could kill 71,000 people per year in the US by 2050, study warns

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A new Nature study projects wildfire smoke will cause 71,000 excess deaths annually in the U.S. by 2050, representing $608 billion in damages that ... Read More

Analyzing impact of heat from western wildfires on air pollution in the eastern US

According to a new study, most climate models exploring wildfires’ impacts on air quality overlook the effect of heat from a fire in one location on altering weather patterns – and in turn air quality ... Read More

Toxic, deadly wildfires are getting worse, here's how we can stop them | Opinion

In recent years, summer in the U.S. has been blighted by wildfires. And as megafires grow, so does air pollution. Just this summer, we again experienced air quality alerts in western Pennsylvania ... Read More

Urban Heat and Air Pollution May Harm Developing Brains in the Womb, Study Suggests

During a typical summer day in New York City, residents and visitors alike face an onslaught of blistering heat and air pollution, each responsible for a host of health problems—from heat stroke to ... Read More

New study uncovers disturbing factor that made deadly wildfires 40 times more likely: 'This is the biggest problem'

Rising global temperatures made deadly wildfires that raged across Spain and Portugal during a summer heat wave 40 times more likely than they previously would have been, the Guardian reported on ... Read More

Tens of thousands more people will die from wildfires in US over next 25 years, researchers say

Tens of thousands more people will die from wildfires across the United States in the coming 25 years, new research has warned. Some 70,000 deaths were projected each year by mid-century – a more than ... Read More

Doctors say eating specific type of food may offset lung damage from air pollution

More than 90% of the global population is exposed to air pollution levels that "exceed WHO guidelines," researcher Pimpika Kaewsri shared during the presentation, according to a press release. "Ample ... Read More