Thursday, April 2, 2020

Bush-fire smoke linked to hundreds of deaths

nature
Bushfire smoke shrouds the Blue Mountains,
as seen from Sydney Harbour Bridge,
Dec.,2019. Photo by Sardaka.
The first study to estimate health effects from Australia’s extreme fires suggests that several thousand extra people were admitted to hospital. Story here.

No comments:

Heat killed ‘staggering’ 50,000 people in Europe’s cities this summer, scientists warn

The Guardian. People succumbed to heat at highest rates in Malta, Italy and Hungary. Health issues, loneliness and poverty are exacerbating ...