Study Ties Particle Pollution From Wildfire Smoke to 24,100

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Study Ties Particle Pollution From Wildfire Smoke to 24,100 U.S. Deaths per Year

Associated Press - February 5, 2026

EXCERPT: "“Our message is: Wildfire smoke is very dangerous. It is an increasing threat to human health,” said study author Yaguang Wei of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, as a new paper links wildfire pollution exposure with tens of thousands of deaths annually in the United States. . . ."

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