Asthma exacerbation due to climate change-induced wildfire smoke in the Western US

Asthma exacerbation due to climate change-induced wildfire smoke in the Western US

Climate change and human activities have drastically altered the natural wildfire balance in the Western US and increased population health risks due to exposure to pollutants from fire smoke. Using dynamically downscaled climate model projections, we estimated additional asthma emergency room visit...

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Main Authors: Jennifer D Stowell, Cheng-En Yang, Joshua S Fu, Noah C Scovronick, Matthew J Strickland, Yang Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2021-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
Wildfire
climate change
asthma
respiratory
PM2.5
smoke
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac4138

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https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac4138

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