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US, Canada had highest air pollution surge worldwide in 2023: Report
Canada's 2023 wildfires caused particulate pollution to rise over 50% from 2022 levels, shortening average life expectancy by two years, according to University of Chicago research.
- Global air pollution is worsening, with the United States and Canada experiencing the sharpest increases due to wildfires undoing decades of progress.
- Canada's catastrophic 2023 wildfire season drove a more than 50% rise in particulate levels compared to 2022, while the United States saw a 20% increase.
- Although the data currently only extends until 2023, the trend is likely to have continued as both countries face intensifying wildfire seasons.
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They have exposed half of the country to pollution concentrations above the national standard, says a report.
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Wildfires are reversing decades of clean air standards in Canada and the U.S., according to new data published Thursday. Researchers at the University of Chicago released their annual Air Quality Life Index (AQLI), which tracks air pollution and how it impacts life expectancies. This year’s report analyzed data collected in 2023. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] That year, as Canada faced its worst wildfire season in history, burning over 40 …
The Hamilton Spectator
Wildfires in 2023 drove Canada’s air pollution. How could it affect life expectancy?
A new global report says record-breaking 2023 wildfires drove Canada's air pollution to levels not seen since at least the late 1990s and exposed half the country to pollution concentrations above the national standard.
Winnipeg Free Press
Wildfires in 2023 drove Canada's air pollution. How could it affect life expectancy?
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
Air quality has fallen significantly in North America because of fine particles: a direct consequence of the terrible fires that ravaged Canada in 2023. These tiny solid entities of less than 2.5 micrometres in size released from fires are very harmful to health. According to an annual report by the University of Chicago, life expectancy has even declined by two years in some Canadian states.
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