Sentences with phrase «wildfire smoke»

That normal includes potential long - term health effects from wildfire smoke, especially for vulnerable groups like pregnant women, infants, the elderly, and people with respiratory impairment, Henderson said.

With an increase in the number and intensity of these fires over the past few years, the need for better understanding the compounds found in wildfire smoke continues to be urgent for several reasons, Pinkerton says, especially as it connects to human and animal health.

«But if there's a 100 microgram per meter smoke day, we'd expect that to go to a 100 percent increase of inhaler refills for the population,» Katelyn O'Dell, who studies the health hazards of wildfire smoke at Colorado state university said.

This is worrying because exposure to particles and gases associated with wildfire smoke often leads people to be hospitalized with breathing and heart - related problems.

Similes, Metaphors, and Food A few days ago, after a brief but welcome rain shower washed the choking wildfire smoke from the Big Skies of Montana, I visited a friend's cherry orchard on Flathead Lake.

The severe fires throughout California over the past three months have exposed humans and animals to unhealthy air containing wildfire smoke and particulates.

The researchers» results indicate that wildfire smoke leads to a 4 to 6 percent reduction in birthweight, and these effects are most pronounced among mothers exposed to smoke during the second or the third trimesters of pregnancy.

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Favorable winds kept epic wildfire smoke from ruining the spectacle on eclipse day, when the moon's shadow was met with hoots and hollers and thunderous applause.

For Larsen, a striking finding is that the presence of wildfire smoke also had a knock - on effect and the effect was higher for ozone.

Health officials are warning that secondhand wildfire smoke inflames lung and heart linings — and is especially dangerous for infants, the elderly and those who have diabetes, lung or heart disease.

When wildfire smoke blankets a province, as it did in B.C. for weeks this summer, there are marked increases in asthma attacks and respiratory infections, as well as smaller increases for things like heart attacks and cardiac arrests, a B.C. scientist says.

+ summer wildfire smoke in Canada (2004, 2005, 2009, 2014, 2017) and Russia (2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016) + albedo reductions (reduction in brightness) over the Greenland Ice Sheet in 2010 and 2012 related to strong melt years.

Researchers caught what they say are the first direct images of wildfire smoke drifting over Greenland this past summer with NASA's Cloud - Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) satellite, which they presented this week at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco.

The research also describes other chemicals in wildfire smoke, some never before measured, and it raises the estimated annual emission of particulate matter in the western United States significantly.

The pollutants emanating from wildfire smoke had a greater impact across Massachusetts, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, and Kansas.

SIMILES, METAPHORS, AND FOOD By Debbie Burke A few days ago, after a brief but welcome rain shower washed the choking wildfire smoke from the Big Skies of Montana, I visited a friend's cherry orchard on Flathead Lake.

«We hope these results will advance the understanding of the impacts of an increasing threat of wildfire smoke, and aid in the design of early warning systems, fire suppression policies and public health programs,» said Liu.

Smoke taint occurs when vines and berries absorb chemical compounds, called volatile phenols, from wildfire smoke.

According to ETS Laboratories, which conducts scientific research for wineries and the accompanying industry, wildfire smoke can cause something called «smoke taint» — off - seeming flavors that are sometimes described as «smoky,» «bacon,» «campfire,» and «ashtray.»

Wildfire smoke is similar to other sources of ambient air pollution; its particulate matter can be so small that it passes through the heart and lungs, disrupts fetal nutrition, and slows fetal growth.

«Exposure to wildfire smoke in utero lowers birthweight.»

Called ultrafine aerosols, the particles are found in everything from auto emissions to wildfire smoke to printer toner.

The regions likely to receive the highest exposure to wildfire smoke in the future include northern California, western Oregon, and the Great Plains.

This is according to Alexandra Larsen of North Carolina State University in the US who led the first ever study taking a long - term look into the effects that wildfire smoke has on air quality across the US.

«Smoke from wildfires can tip air quality to unhealthy levels: Researchers analyze the long - term impact that wildfire smoke has on air quality in the US.»

In general, particulate matter is the major pollutant of concern in wildfire smoke.

In the immediate aftermath of the Napa area fires, Pinkerton along with UC Davis equine specialists issued guidelines for horses exposed to wildfire smoke.

· Wildfire Smoke and Animals provides important information to keep both pets and livestock safe from wildfire smoke.

The result — a product of 71,000 satellite overpasses — is a remarkable six - minute time capsule of swirling clouds, bursts of wildfire smoke, the comings and goings of snow, and the ebb and flow of sea ice.