Climate Change Is Increasing Simultaneous Exposure to Heat Waves and Wildfire Smoke
More than 1 billion people per year were exposed to heat waves and fire pollution at the same time from 2010-2019, a sharp jump from the decade before it…
Inside Climate News reports that more than 1 billion people per year were exposed to heat waves and fire pollution at the same time from 2010-2019, a sharp jump from the decade before it, according to a new study that highlights the growing public health crisis caused by global warming.
The research, published in Science Advances on Wednesday, is the.
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