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ScienceA new study has found that human exposure to wildland fires increased by 40% between 2002 and 2021, even though the total area burned worldwide actually declined by more than a quarter. The research, which analysed two decades of satellite fire records and population data, found that nearly half of the world’s population now lives on the wildland-urban interface – where development meets forests and grassland – placing billions of people in the …See the Story
Nearly Half the World Lives on the Frontline of Wildfire Activity
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Pollution · United StatesUCL research finds air pollution from us oil and gas leads to 91,000 early deaths, 216,000 asthma cases, and worsening health inequities The study is the first to comprehensively quantify the health impacts of outdoor air pollution across all stages of the US oil and gas lifecycle, from extraction to end-use (cars, power plants), and analyse the associated racial and ethnic disparities in exposure and health burden. The research is published in …See the Story
