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Maya youth work to suppress wildfires near their family’s milpa farm in May 2024 near Laguna Village in the Toledo District of southern Belize. (Pablo Mis)

How climate change is undermining Indigenous knowledge and livelihoods in Central America

Recent wildfires in Belize shows how we must work together to revitalize Indigenous knowledge systems and plant the seeds of collaborative climate action.
Fine particulate matter from wildfires can cause long-term health harms. Gary Hershorn/Getty Images

How researchers measure wildfire smoke exposure doesn’t capture long-term health effects − and hides racial disparities

Which is riskier for your health: a few days of very bad PM₂.₅ exposure or many more days of slightly bad exposure? Researchers developed new metrics to provide better answers.
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The ozone hole above Antarctica will keep opening up each spring for decades to come – here’s why that still matters

More frequent wildfires, emissions from rocket launches and more satellite debris burning up in the atmosphere all contribute to ozone depletion and could slow the recovery of the ozone layer.
A water pipe that was used to carry water to livestock crosses land burned in the Maui fires in August 2023. Andrew Whelton/Purdue University

Wildfires don’t just burn farmland − they can contaminate the water farmers use to irrigate crops and support livestock

Just like fires can contaminate municipal water systems by melting pipes, farms’ and ranches’ water supply systems are at risk. A first-of-its-kind study after the Maui fires explores the harms.
Residents look on as firefighters battle the flames at Stamata, near Athens in Greece. June 30 2024. EPA-EFE/Kostas Tsironis

Why wildfires are getting more dangerous

The worst fires have doubled in frequency and intensity since 2003.
A wildfire burns as an empty street in Jasper, Alta. is shown in this July 24, 2024 handout photo from the Jasper National Park Facebook page. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Facebook, Jasper National Park)

As wildfires become more frequent and intense, how will persistent smoke exposure affect long-term health?

As communities are exposed to wildfire smoke more regularly and over longer durations year after year, it is critical to consider what these changing exposure patterns mean for our long-term health.
Wildfire smoke is hard to avoid in California, even in urban neighborhoods. Paul Harris/Getty Images

Wildfire smoke linked to thousands of premature deaths every year – here’s why and how to protect yourself

Breathing wildfire smoke can cut years off people’s lives. As fires become more frequent in a warming world, smoke is leading to a public health crisis, harming people far from the flames.

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