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Wildfire smoke kills tens of thousands of people a year. Here's how it attacks the body

Smoke from wildfires—which are burning more of the Northern Hemisphere as Earth warms—attacks nearly every system in the human body, killing tens of thousands of people a year, numerous medical studies show.

Wildfire smoke kills tens of thousands of people a year. Here's how it attacks the body
Image: Phys.org
Smoke from wildfires—which are burning more of the Northern Hemisphere as Earth warms—attacks nearly every system in the human body, killing tens of thousands of people a year, numerous medical studies show.

Originally published at Phys.org

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