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How does wildfire smoke affect the economy?

phys.org · 1hShare

Wildfires in the United States are getting bigger, and the season is getting longer, fueled by hotter and drier weather from climate change. Even when fires are hundreds of miles away, wildfire smoke can still harm people's health and create economic costs through air pollution, said Casey Wichman, an associate professor in Georgia Tech's School of Economics.

First report: Wildfire smoke now bigger prenatal threat than human sources of air pollution — arstechnica.com, 2d