A study published in Nature highlights that from 2006 to 2020, wildfires worsened by the climate crisis resulted in around 15,000 deaths in the U.S. due to inhalation of harmful particulate matter from smoke. Oregon and California recorded the highest fatality rates, and the threat of increased mortality looms with upcoming wildfire seasons projected to be particularly bad. The research emphasizes the urgent need for significant measures to mitigate climate change to prevent further loss of life attributed to wildfire smoke exposure.
Repeated or prolonged exposure to fine particulate matter, including from wildfires, can cause heart and kidney diseases and worsen the onset of dementia symptoms.
The study, written by multiple experts... concluded that "climate change contributed to approximately 15,000 wildfire particulate matter deaths" from 2006 to 2020.
A new study examining the effects of smoke inhalation from wildfires in the United States has determined that wildfires caused or exacerbated by the climate crisis have led to thousands of deaths.
The two states are also projected to have a worse year than usual this coming wildfire season.
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