For 49 straight days, everyone in Seeley Lake was breathing smoke. A wildfire had ignited outside the small rural community in Montana, and the plume...
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For 49 straight days, everyone in Seeley Lake was breathing smoke. A wildfire had ignited outside the small rural community in Montana, and the plume of smoke had parked itself over the houses. Air quality plummeted. At several moments, the concentration of particulate matter in the air exceeded the upper limit of what monitors could measure. Christopher Migliaccio, an associate professor of immunology at the University of Montana, saw an opportunity to do what few have ever done: study what happens after people get exposed to wildfire smoke. He and his team quickly cobbled together funding and drove out to Seeley Lake to get data. That was in 2017. The researchers followed up with residents...
For 49 straight days, everyone in Seeley Lake was breathing smoke. A wildfire had ignited outside the small rural community in Montana, and the plume...
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. For weeks, smoke from Canadian wildfires has poured down...
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. For weeks, smoke from Canadian wildfires has poured down...
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said it is aware of a fire in the open affecting an area of land near the village of Carrbridge.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said it is aware of a fire in the open affecting an area of land near the village of Carrbridge.
Canada is on track to see the worst wildfire season since 2023. Millions of hectares of land scorched, thousands displaced and the smoke creating air...
Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke may increase the risk of heart failure (HF), especially in older adults, women and vulnerable populations,...
Wildfire smoke and extreme heat are combining to create a lethal cocktail of environmental conditions that multiply the risk of death in Metro...
Wildfire smoke and extreme heat are combining to create a lethal cocktail of environmental conditions that multiply the risk of death in Metro...
Exposure to wildfire smoke and heat stress both before and during pregnancy may be associated with adverse outcomes at birth, a new study has found....