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How wildfire smoke can harm human health, even when the fire is hundreds of miles away – a toxicologist explains

  • Written by Christopher T. Migliaccio, Research Associate Professor in Toxicology, University of Montana
How wildfire smoke can harm human health, even when the fire is hundreds of miles away – a toxicologist explainsThe sunset in Jersey City, N.J., glows orange through smoke from wildfires in Canada in May 2023.Gary Hershorn/Getty Images

Smoke from more than 200 wildfires burning across Canada has been turning skies hazy in North American cities far from the flames. We asked Chris Migliaccio, a toxicologist at the University of Montana who studies the impact...

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