Wildfire Health

• Alberta wildfires: How to protect your health as smoke travels across Canada

  Wildfires release pollutants into the air, including sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds which can be hazardous to human health.

  Health

  May 11, 2023
  
• Here comes the smoke: Health officials tell B.C. to prepare for new ‘5th season’

  "We need to prepare — and prepare early — for every wildfire season with the thought that it may be the worse season ever,” says the BC Centre for Disease Control.

  Environment

  May 15, 2019
  
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• Inhaling smoke from wildfires equal to smoking a few packs a day: researcher

  The smoke is like a "chemical soup" that can be trapped in the lungs and cause a number of health issues, the University of Alberta researcher said.

  Environment

  Feb 6, 2019