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How researchers measure wildfire smoke exposure doesn’t capture long-term health effects − and hides racial disparities

  • Written by Joan Casey, Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington
How researchers measure wildfire smoke exposure doesn’t capture long-term health effects − and hides racial disparitiesFine particulate matter from wildfires can cause long-term health harms.Gary Hershorn/Getty Images

Kids born in 2020 worldwide will experience twice the number of wildfires during their lifetimes compared with those born in 1960. In California and other western states, frequent wildfires have become as much a part of summer and fall as popsicles...

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