We review current knowledge on the trends and drivers of global wildfire activity, advances
in the measurement of wildfire smoke exposure, and evidence on the health effects of this …

Abstract Purpose of Review Increasing wildfire size and severity across the western United
States has created an environmental and social crisis that must be approached from a …

Extreme event attribution aims to elucidate the link between global climate change, extreme
weather events, and the harms experienced on the ground by people, property, and nature …

The year 2020 brought unimaginable challenges in public health, with the confluence of the
COVID-19 pandemic and wildfires across the western United States. Wildfires produce high …

There is increasing understanding, globally, that climate change and increased pollution will
have a profound and mostly harmful effect on human health. This review brings together …

Landscape fires are an integral component of the Earth system and a feature of prehistoric,
subsistence, and industrial economies. Specific spatiotemporal patterns of landscape fire …

Airborne particulate matter (PM) comprises both solid and liquid particles, including carbon,
sulphates, nitrate, and toxic heavy metals, which can induce oxidative stress and …

California faces several serious direct and indirect climate exposures that can adversely
affect public health, some of which are already occurring. The public health burden now and …

The mobilisation of potentially harmful chemical constituents in wildfire ash can be a major
consequence of wildfires, posing widespread societal risks. Knowledge of wildfire ash …

Increased frequency, intensity, and duration of wildfires are intensifying exposure to direct
and smoke-related hazards in many areas, leading to evacuation and smoke-related effects …