Several out-of-control wildfires are burning across the West, forcing local evacuations and keeping firefighters busy as smoke pours across the region and begins to push east. Hundreds ofwildfiresburning across the westernU.S.andCanadaare spewing dense smoke that is being carried hundreds, if not...
There are an estimated 7.4 million children in the United States affected by wildfire smoke annually, many of them in the Southeast, Pacific Northwest, and California [1]. The increase in wildfires in recent years suggests that this population at risk has only grown. The single-day record for...
According to Firesmoke.ca, this is the expected wildfire smoke expected to blanket much of Missouri and Illinois on Thursday. Infographic, Firesmoke.ca The forecast shows that themore intense smoke levels are expected by midday on Friday. Infographic, Firesmoke.ca At the moment, this is not r...
Smoke from wildfires in California and other places, including Canada, has blown far beyond the confines of the flames, with noxious particles reaching as far as theEast Coast of the U.S. andEurope. And with more intense fire activity expected in the years ahead, the threat of smoke gr...
Wildfire smoke is an increasing environmental health threat to which children are particularly vulnerable, for both physiologic and behavioral reasons. To address the need for improved public health messaging this review summarizes current knowledge and knowledge gaps in the health effects of wildfire smok...
Smoke In The Forecast Posted onAugust 19, 2020 20 We awoke this morning to what we thought was another day of cloud cover. When we went out to air the dogs it was still dark and we could see an orange glow to the Southwest. We climbed into the truck to investigate only to discover...
Moreover, the focus in most studies is predominantly on short-term predictions, extending up to a few hours that is crucial for fire-risk management near human settlements35. While the objective of our work was to forecast fires spreading over several days for long-term planning on a large-...
[7,78]. A wildfire smoke forecast that triggers interventions to reduce personal exposure at lower PM2.5threshold could be beneficial to reduce respiratory and cardiovascular health burdens [119]. In addition, comprehensive public health measures, such as Rule 4901, to reduce wood smoke exposure ...
ExposuresWildfire-associated air pollution was characterized using 3 metrics: fire status, concentration of particulate matter less than 2.5 μm in diameter (PM2.5), and satellite-based smoke plume density scores. Main Outcomes and MeasuresWeekly clinic visit counts for AD or itch were the primary ...
Health experts warn that a shift in mindset and new solutions are needed as exposure to smoke from bigger wildfires becomes a regular occurrence. While the longer-term health effects of exposure to wildfire smoke have yet to be thoroughly studied, linkages between disease, death and air poll...