The Health Effects of Wildfire Smoke May Last a Lifetime

WIRED Science: Space, Health, Biotech, and More

• Episode: The Health Effects of Wildfire Smoke May Last a Lifetime
• Website: WIRED Science: Space, Health, Biotech, and More
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• Duration: 00:06:13
• Published: 2019-06-28 13:12

When smoke from California’s deadliest wildfire blew into downtown Sacramento last November, daylight blurred into dusk and the city’s air became among the world’s most polluted. The Camp Fire has long since been extinguished, but the health effects from the tiny particulate matter in the smoke, which penetrates into the lungs and ultimately into the bloodstream, could linger for years.