Global Health Impact of 2023 Canadian Wildfires and Smoke
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The 2023 Canadian wildfires burned a record amount of forest, significantly increasing PM2.5 pollution globally, affecting air quality and causing an estimated 5,400 acute and 82,100 chronic deaths worldwide, with impacts reaching North America, Europe, and beyond, highlighting the extensive health and environmental consequences of large-scale wildfires.
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