OREGON, USA — Wildfires driven by climate change contribute to as many as thousands of annual deaths and billions of dollars in economic costs from wildfire smoke in the United States ...

Trinity County, California, and Josephine County, Oregon, had the highest per capita death rates in the U.S., each with 17 deaths per 100,000 residents from climate-driven wildfire smoke.

If you take a look at the wildfire predictive map, the month of August, for example, the entire west Washington and Oregon, the entire state is covered," said Ruiz-Temple. She added that all ...

When wildfires burn, residents as far as hundreds of miles away may be advised by health officials to stay inside, to protect themselves from the harmful smoke that can travel across entire ...

That's one of the highest mortality rates related to exposure to climate-fueled wildfire smoke in the country, the study found. Only Oregon (4.9), Montana (3.9) and Idaho (2.7) had higher death rates.

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The annual range of deaths was 130 to 5,100, the study showed, with the highest in states such as Oregon and California. “We´re seeing a lot more of these wildfire smoke events,” said ...

with the highest in states such as Oregon and California. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. “We’re seeing a lot more of these wildfire smoke events,” said Nicholas ...

Related: Oregon and Washington could be in for another destructive wildfire season “We’re seeing a lot more of these wildfire smoke events,” said Nicholas Nassikas, a study author and a ...