Smoke From Wildfires Caused by Climate Change Will Fuel Many More Premature Deaths in the U.S., a New Study Warns
via nature.com
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This would represent some of the country’s most costly consequences of a warming climate by mid-century, researchers say. By Phil McKenna Smoke from wildfires exacerbated by climate change may cause as many as 71,000 additional deaths per year in the United States by 2050, a study published Thursday in the journal Nature found.