Explainer-What are the health risks from wildfire smoke?
Multiple massive wildfires are raging in Los Angeles, blanketing the surrounding regions under a pungent haze caused by smoke carrying noxious gases and particulate matter that pose serious health risks.
Your Questions About Wildfire Smoke and Health, Answered
As wildfires ravage Los Angeles, experts answer key questions about how wildfire smoke affects health and how to protect yourself.
What to know about the dangers of wildfire smoke
Wildfire smoke produces particles in the air that can damage your lungs and respiratory system. Here are some ways to protect yourself.
Graphics show how drifting smoke from far-away wildfires can hurt your health
That's because even after wildfires are over, the smoke can linger in the atmosphere for days or weeks. The smoke also can travel hundreds of miles, depending on weather conditions. Learn more: How to keep wildfire smoke out of your home.
California Wildfires: How Smoke Harms Your Body
As wildfires blaze across California, here is how inhaling smoke could affect your health, from itchy eyes to dementia risk.
What wildfire smoke means for your heath
The fires burning across Los Angeles County have sent billowing plumes of black smoke into the air, posing a major health threat even as quick-moving flames have blowtorched homes, schools and other buildings.
Wildfires Can Harm Your Health, Even if You’re Far Away, Experts Say
Some studies have indicated that young children, especially those under the age of 4, are at particular risk because their lungs are still developing.
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