
Wildfires May Exacerbate Asthma in the Western United States
Author(s) -
Alison Gold
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2020eo152866
Subject(s) - asthma , medicine , political science
A new study predicts that by the 2050s, wildfire smoke will cause the region to spend $850 million more every year to treat asthma.