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Wildfire smoke kills tens of thousands of people a year. Here's how it attacks the body

Wildfire smoke kills tens of thousands of people a year. Here's how it attacks the body
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Smoke from wildfires — which are burning more of the Northern Hemisphere as Earth warms — attacks nearly every system in the human body, killing tens of thousands of people a year, numerous medical studies show. It attacks the body immediately, spiking asthma cases with increased ambulance run...

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