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New research warns air pollution can trigger deadly heart disease

Scientists say long-term exposure to common air pollutants is associated with more advanced coronary artery disease. The post New research warns air pollution can trigger deadly heart disease appeared ... Read More

Air pollution linked to more severe heart disease

Long-term exposure to common air pollutants is associated with more advanced coronary artery disease—with notable differences between women and men—according to a large-scale study of more than 11,000 ... 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

Air pollution can have harmful effects on your lung health

We are exposed to air pollution daily. When we step outside, we inhale pollutants from particulate matter (such as smoke or dust), burning fossil fuels, wildfires and more. For Lung Cancer Awareness ... Read More

Climate-driven wildfires are reversing clean air progress, new report says

Canada's worst wildfire season on record tarnished the country's air quality and had similar effects on pollution in parts of the United States, according to a new report. University of Chicago ... Read More

Vitamin C may protect against air pollution, study suggests

Vitamin C may have the potential to protect people against lung disease caused by traffic-related air pollution, bushfires and dust storms, new research finds. Read More

Canadian Wildfires Have A Big Impact On The US. Here's How

Smoke from wildfires is not something to be taken lightly, as it impacts air quality for miles. The danger of it can be measured on the air quality index (AQI), a scale that goes from zero to over 300 ... Read More

Wildfires are fuelling air pollution, UN weather body says

GENEVA (Reuters) -Wildfires likely to have been made more frequent by climate change made significant contributions to air pollution last year, according to a report by the World Meteorological ... Read More

Wildfires producing 'witches' brew' of air pollution – UN

GENEVA, Switzerland — Wildfires are releasing a "witches' brew" of pollutants that can end up wrecking air quality a continent away from the blaze, the UN's weather and climate agency said Friday. The ... Read More