The CDC says breathing in wildfire smoke can cause coughing, shortness of breath, increased heart rate and other immediate effects, even in healthy people. It can also aggravate chronic heart and ...

Wildfire smoke is linked to a host of medical problems, even in people who are otherwise healthy. Why is wildfire smoke so bad for us? Wildfire smoke is made up mainly of microscopic particulate ...

Wildfire smoke is linked to a host of medical problems, even in people who are otherwise healthy. Why is wildfire smoke so bad for us? Weather.com meteorologist Danielle Banks adds: Air quality ...

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Most people appreciate that fires can cause burns and smoke inhalation, both of which can be life-threatening in their own right. What’s perhaps less well known is that both burns and smoke ...

At its height, on Jan. 8, at least 81 people visited hospitals for burns or smoke exposure. Experts say children are particularly vulnerable, because their still-growing lungs need to take more ...

Hoffman spent around three years researching the book - including several months spent living alongside the Asmat people - and believes that Rockefeller's death was a consequence of both ...

10, 2025. (AP Photo/John Locher) Wildfire smoke hangs over downtown Los Angeles amid poor air quality in the region on Jan. 09. Multiple wildfires fueled by intense Santa Ana winds are burning across ...