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Wildfire smoke worsens coronavirus risk, putting firefighters in extra danger

  • Written by Luke Montrose, Assistant Professor of Community and Environmental Health, Boise State University
Wildfire smoke worsens coronavirus risk, putting firefighters in extra dangerNew research shows that exposure to air pollution, including wildfire smoke, can make coronavirus particularly deadly.AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

As summer approaches, two forces of nature are on a collision course, and wildland firefighters will be caught in the middle.

New research suggests that the smoke firefighters breathe on the front lines...

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