From Greece to Hawaii and Canada, many nations and regions have been ravaged by wildfires this year. In addition to effects on the respiratory and cardiovascular systems, inhalation of fumes may also be harmful for brain health, potentially even leading to neurocognitive or mood disorders, a new study reveals.
Increasingly frequent and intense droughts and heatwaves encourage the outbreak of forest fires, which can then spread rapidly due to the wind or the nature of the vegetation and soil.
As wildfires continue to rage throughout northern Canada, new research reveals neurological health consequences from breathing in excess wildfire smoke.
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