Deaths caused by smoke inhalation are said to be on the rise, especially in Australia, South America, Europe and parts of Asia.
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Smoke pollution caused by forest fires may in the future cause up to 12,000 additional deaths each year, fresh research tells.
According to research, almost 100,000 people have died every year in the 2010s after breathing in smoke from fires, which contains PM2.5 small particles. After inhalation, the particles in question can enter the lungs and bloodstream of a person.
Now published in the journal Nature Climate Change, a study led by Japanese researchers has found a connection between climate change and the increase in deaths caused by breathing in PM2.5 particles caused by forest fires.
According to researchers, the health effects of forest fires on humans may have been underestimated until now, because the particles created in the fires are exceptionally toxic when inhaled.
In particular, deaths due to smoke pollution are reported to be on the rise in Australia, South America, Europe and parts of Asia.
A separate, fresh led by British and Belgian researchers research on the other hand, warns that global warming will increase the risk of forest fires, especially in Australia, Siberia and the African savannas.