Western wildfires’ health risks extend across the country

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Don’t throw away your masks: You may need them for wildfire season, even if you live in the Midwest or East Coast.

standard, all CASAC members agree that the current level of the annual standard is not sufficiently protective of public health and should be lowered.” The committee added, “There is substantial epidemiologic evidence from both morbidity and mortality studies that the current standard is not adequately protective.”

City, county and state governments also need to prepare the health care system to respond to increased asthma issues, Liu says. Some states are starting to respond. In 2017, for example, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency increased its air quality monitoring stations around the state from two to 18. The agency is also working with the National Weather Service, the Minnesota Department of Health and the Minnesota Department of Transportation to better communicate air quality warnings.

 

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What people need to do is push their govt reps to stop the craziness that is Causing the fires. Eg. Rockets, jet air planes, air conditioning. Build in ground, few windows, live near work, vacation near home. Fight the cause!

The intensity and frequency of wildfires increasing is due to ecologists blocking every effort to contain wild fires before they start and limit the damage after and above all manage fresh water. More man made lakes should be made instead dams are being taken out.

more of that manufactured pr0paganda. because of climate change? most of them is by BAD management, like new mexico set by forestry service, most in california cause humans suck1ng down that precious water cause they live in a desert, etc etc.

Duh

This has nothing to do with climate change and everything to do with forest management. Itis irresponsible and dangerous to assert otherwise.

Another direct result of Democratic party policy. Can they manage anything correctly? The forest used to be managed successfully.

Is it affecting folks as far as Tennessee? I sware for a couple of weeks my whole respiratory system has been a mess and so has other folks I know.

Also, water is wet.

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Nah, I burned those damn things.

We need them for COVID. There’s still a pandemic. Hello?

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