The Air is Unbearable”: Health Impacts of Deforestation-Related Fires in the Brazilian

The 50-page report, “The Air is Unbearable: Health Impacts of Deforestation-Related Fires in the Brazilian ,” uses official health and environmental data to estimate that 2,195 hospitalizations due to respiratory illness are attributable to the 2019 fires. Nearly 500 involved infants under a year old, and more than 1,000 involved people over age 60. These hospitalizations represent only a fraction of the total health impact from fires, as millions of people were exposed in 2019 to harmful levels of air pollution resulting from the deforestation-related burning of the .

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Achieving Brazil's Deforestation Target Will Reduce Fire and Deliver Air Quality and Public Health Benefits - Butt - 2022 - Earth's Future - Wiley Online Library

Air quality and human health improvements from reductions in deforestation-related fire in Brazil

The Air is Unbearable”: Health Impacts of Deforestation-Related Fires in the Brazilian

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