wildfires, and they emit carbon of their own that adds to the climate crisis. given what you see there, officials in the united states and canada are trying to see if they come up with some kind of joint fire management system that includes better ways to try and manage wildfires in the future and also obviously trying to pool resources, trying to really not just prevent the fires but when they see hot spots get on top of it right away. having said that officials say to prepare for what unfortunately will be a very severe wildfire season in the months to come. paula newton, cnn, ottawa. as we saw that smoke from the canadian wildfires drifted south and created some of the worst air quality the northeastern united states has seen in years. look how bad it was in the nation s capital on thursday, one day later the smoke started to clear some of the polluted air pushed towards the atlantic, air quality concerns remain and pose obvious health concerns. joining me now is rebecca
schmidt, a professor and molecular epidemiologist in the department of public health sciences at the uc davis school of medicine, thanks for being here with us. when it comes to the health effects of the wildfire smoke we ve been talking generally about the acute problems that can cause breathing difficulties, cardiovascular, and so on, but it could have longer-term effects as well, including on pregnancy, and newborns, which is something you ve been particularly interested in, what has your research found? yeah, so so far we re still waiting to follow up our ongoing studies to see the long-term impacts but what we re finding with wildfire smoke is that there s similar effects as other types of air pollution with wildfire smoke exposure, and even though it s shorter exposure, it s having some of the similar effects on things like birth outcomes, including low birth weight and pre-term birth. yeah, i mean, that s
air-conditioning, if you have it, or if you don t, an air purifier or both together if you can, to clean the air as much as possible, and the rooms that you spend the most time in. great advice. with global warming obviously wildfire season is becoming longer and longer, and this is becoming more and more important area of study, really appreciate your insights, rebecca schmidt, thanks so much for joining us. thank you. a quest for a historic treble, and a chance to win the biggest prize in european soccer, a preview of the champions league final between manchester city and inter-milan. or the big night. make your move and get out in front of ececzema with steroid-free cibibinqo. not an injectition cibinqo is a once-daily pill for those who didn t respond to past treatments. and it s proven to help provide clearer skin and relieve itch fast. once-daily cibinqo proactively treats eczema,
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