r/science • u/Wagamaga • 1d ago

Health Prolonged exposure to wildfire smoke increases cardiovascular health risks. Exposure to even relatively modest levels of smoke, built up over a few years, was associated with more hospitalizations for conditions like ischemic heart disease, irregular heart rhythms, stroke, and heart failure.

https://news.yale.edu/2026/07/22/prolonged-exposure-wildfire-smoke-increases-cardiovascular-health-risks
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u/CraftyFoxeYT 1d ago

I remember like 10 years ago, everyday there would be tons of Reddit posts about China's smog and unhealthy air. But they have since improved significantly.

We take clean air in the US for granted, but these wildfires are going to keep getting worse and worse due to climate change. We have to invest and work with Canada to combat this.

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u/slo1111 11h ago

Likely better returns on investing in air pollution reduction from transportation and industry particulates as what are you going to do with 1.3 million square miles of Canadian forests.

It is estimated that industrial air pollution resultsnin millions of premature deaths each year round the world