‘Smoke waves’ will affect millions in coming decades
Tuesday, August 16, 2016 - 17:31
in Astronomy & Space
Wildfires threaten more than land and homes. The smoke they produce contains fine particles (PM2.5) that can poison the air for hundreds of miles. Air pollution from the 2016 Fort McMurray fire in northern Alberta, Canada sent people in Michigan to the hospital with respiratory illnesses. In a new study, researchers from Harvard University, in collaboration […]