Smoke pollution from wildfires may be killing an extra 12,000 people a year, new research suggests

"Global heating is causing significant increases in both the area burned by wildfires and related health risks, resulting in an estimated 12,000 extra deaths each year due to smoke inhalation."

"Between 2003 and 2019, global heating contributed to a nearly 16% increase in burn area, yet human actions like land clearing reduced overall burned area by 19% during the same period."

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