Estimated Global Mortality Attributable to Smoke from Landscape Fires

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Authors

Fay H. Johnston · University of Tasmania

Sarah B. Henderson · University of Tasmania

Yang Chen · University of California, Irvine

James T. Randerson · University of California, Irvine

Miriam E. Marlier · Environmental Earth Sciences

Ruth DeFries · Ecologie & Evolution

Patrick L. Kinney

Abstract

Fire emissions are an important contributor to global mortality. Adverse health outcomes associated with LFS could be substantially reduced by curtailing burning of tropical rainforests, which rarely burn naturally. The large estimated influence of El Niño suggests a relationship between climate and the burden of mortality attributable to LFS.

Topics & Keywords

Fire effects on ecosystems Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Air Quality and Health Impacts

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Environmental Health Perspectives

Volume 120, Issue 5, pp. 695-701

DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1104422

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