The Canadian wildfires of June 2023 exposed a large portion of the Northeastern United States to unprecedented levels of smoke.
The Canadian wildfires of June 2023 exposed a large portion of the Northeastern United States to unprecedented levels of smoke. A new model that combines wildfire smoke forecasts and data from ground-based sensors may help public health officials plan targeted interventions in areas most at risk for the negative health effects of unexpected smoke events and air pollution, according to a team led by Penn State scientists.
The researchers reported their findings in the journal Science of the Total Environment.
“Statistical analyses suggest that situations like last year’s Canadian wildfires, where smoke travels long distances to affect the Eastern United States, may become the norm,” said lead author Manzhu Yu, assistant professor of geography at Penn State. “Our research can help public health officials in urban and rural areas plan targeted interventions for communities at higher risk of harmful air pollution during wildfire smoke events.”
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