Health costs of wildfire smoke to rise under climate change

Abstract The global health burden from wildfire smoke is expected to worsen under climate change, yet we lack quantitative estimates of the economic costs of increased mortality and hospital admissions for cardiovascular and respiratory conditions. Using a quantitative wildfire risk assessment frame...

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Main Authors: Hamish Clarke, Brett Cirulis, Nicolas Borchers-Arriagada, Ross Bradstock, Owen Price, Trent Penman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-07-01
Series:npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-023-00432-0