Wildfire season got off to an early start in Northern California with the Corral Fire, which started burning grasslands in San Joaquin County on June 1 and grew to cover more than 50 square kilometers. A new modeling study estimates the health effects on the state’s population due to plumes of smoke from fires like this one — not only in the first few days, but also after years of exposure.
Researchers estimate that fine particulate matter pollution spewing from California wildfires from 2008 through 2018 was responsible for 52,500 to 55,700 premature deaths in the state. The estimated economic benefit of reducing that early mortality is $432 billion
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