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Wildfire smoke linked to rise in violent assaults, 11-year study finds
- February 26, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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A new study spanning 11 years of data has revealed a clear link between wildfire smoke pollution and an increase in violent assaults in Seattle. These findings represent the first direct causal evidence that short-term exposure to wildfire-driven air pollution can increase interpersonal violence in an urban environment. The work is published in Environmental Research Letters .
Originally published at Phys.org