More than 400 indirect deaths linked to LA wildfires, study suggests

Maui fires triggered suicides, overdose deaths | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Suicides and overdose deaths skyrocketed 97% on Maui immediately after the August 2023 wildfires and simultaneously increased 46% statewide, presumably from survivors who moved away from Maui or possibly from grieving family and friends with Maui roots, according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Studies Tie Unrecognized Deaths And Health Problems To Maui Wildfire

Researchers found that the Maui wildfires left 1 in 5 people with lung damage and half with symptoms of depression. Suicide and overdose death rates also nearly doubled.

Studies link health problems to wildfires

NEW YORK — The toll of wildfires is usually counted in acres burnt, property destroyed and lives lost to smoke and flames. However, three studies published Wednesday suggest the cost to human health from the Maui and Los Angeles wildfires…

440 'excess deaths' found from LA wildfires

Firefighters battle the wildfire that devastated parts of Los Angeles in January. Photo: Getty Images Wildfires that devastated parts of the Los Angeles area in January indirectly led to hundreds of deaths in the ensuing weeks, far exceeding the official toll of 31 fatalities, according to a study released today.

Los Angeles wildfires may be linked to 440 deaths, new research estimates

The wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles earlier this year — burning entire neighborhoods to the ground, straining firefighting resources and forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes — may have led to hundreds more deaths than were recorded, a new study suggests.

Study attributes 440 'excess deaths' to January's Los Angeles wildfires

LOS ANGELES: Wildfires that devastated parts of the Los Angeles area in January indirectly led to hundreds of deaths in the ensuing weeks, far exceeding the official toll of 31 fatalities, according t