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 …

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 …

In California, wildfire risk and severity have grown substantially in the last several decades.
Research has characterized extensive adverse health impacts from exposure to wildfire …

The increasing frequency of severe wildfires demands a shift in landscape management to
mitigate their consequences. The role of managed, low-intensity fire as a driver of beneficial …

As wildland fires become more frequent and intense, fire smoke has significantly worsened
the ambient air quality, posing greater health risks. To better understand the impact of …

Due to global climate change and intensifying anthropogenic pollution, China confronts the
dual challenge of controlling particulate matter 2.5 μm (PM 2.5) pollution and reducing …

Rapidly changing wildfire regimes across the Western United States have driven more
frequent and severe wildfires, resulting in wide-ranging societal threats from wildfires and …

Air pollution induced by fine particulate matter with diameter≤ 2.5 μm (PM 2.5) poses a
significant challenge for global air quality management. Understanding how factors such as …

Importance Long-term exposure to total fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) is a recognized
dementia risk factor, but less is known about wildfire-generated PM 2.5, an increasingly …

Wildfire episodes have become more frequent and severe in recent years. 1 Record-
breaking fires devastated the Arctic, Amazon, and Australia in 2019–2020. This year, fires …