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How wildfire smoke and air pollution affect your health

How wildfire smoke and air pollution affect your health

Zero: The Climate Race · Bloomberg

June 8, 202312m 44sbonus

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Show Notes

A hotter planet is also a smokier one, as residents of New York City are finding out this week. As the intensity and size of wildfires grows, more and more people are being exposed to dangerously unhealthy air. Just how dangerous? Oscar Boyd asks Akshat Rathi to explain the health effects of exposure to intense air pollution. It’s not a new problem, but it’s a growing one and many of us will need to learn how to deal with the risks.

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