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Wildfire smoke kills and sickens people and it's getting worse

Wildfire smoke, which is increasing in the Northern Hemisphere as the climate warms, attacks nearly every system in the body. And medical studies show that it is killing tens of thousands of people a year. Within hours, ambulance calls increase. And then emer…

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Wildfire smoke kills and sickens people and it's getting worse

Wildfire smoke, which is increasing in the Northern Hemisphere as the climate warms, attacks nearly every system in the body. And medical studies show that it is killing tens of thousands of people a year. Within hours, ambulance calls increase. And then emer…

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 studi…

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