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Wildfire smoke causes nearly 100,000 excess deaths a year — UN

The bulletin's authors note that "extreme fire-smoke events have tripled globally since the 1990s"

Wildfire smoke causes nearly 100,000 excess deaths a year — UN

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The bulletin's authors note that "extreme fire-smoke events have tripled globally since the 1990s"

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The bulletin's authors note that "extreme fire-smoke events have tripled globally since the 1990s"

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