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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Damian Carrington Environment editor

Toxic wildfire pollution infiltrates homes of 1bn people a year, study finds

Trees burning and smoke in the sky during a wildfire
A wildfire in New Jersey last month. Tiny particles produced by wildfires can travel thousands of miles. Photograph: Nam Y Huh/AP

Toxic pollution from wildfires has infiltrated the homes of more than a billion people a year over the last two decades, according to new research.

The climate crisis is driving up the risk of wildfires by increasing heatwaves and droughts, making the issue of wildfire smoke a “pressing global issue”, scientists said.

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