Climate Change Intensifies Global Health Risks from Wildfire Smoke

New studies reveal a significant rise in deaths linked to air pollution from wildfires, exacerbated by climate change.

Recent studies highlight the growing impact of climate change on the frequency and severity of wildfires worldwide.
The research indicates that climate change has led to a 16% increase in burned forest areas from 2003 to 2019 compared to a scenario without climate change.
Regions most affected by increased wildfire activity include Australia, South America, western North America, and Siberia.
The number of premature deaths due to wildfire-related air pollution has more than doubled since the 1960s, reaching approximately 98,750 annually in the 2010s.
Climate change has been attributed to over 12,500 annual deaths from air pollution related to wildfires in the past decade.