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Wildfires and Heatwaves Threaten Air-Quality Gains

From Le Temps · () French

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  • The World Meteorological Organization warned that increasingly frequent wildfires and heatwaves threaten efforts to improve air quality.
  • It said smoke from extreme wildfires carries major health risks because of its high toxicity.
  • The organization linked worsening heatwaves and more frequent fires to climate change, saying air quality and climate change must be addressed together.

Extreme wildfires and heatwaves are threatening progress on air quality, with growing health consequences, the World Meteorological Organization warned in its annual air-quality bulletin.

The organization highlighted the rise of “extreme wildfires,” whose smoke poses “major” health risks because of its high toxicity, according to a statement. It said climate warming is intensifying heatwaves and contributing to more frequent fires.

The WMO stressed that air pollution and climate change cannot be treated as separate issues. “Air quality and climate change must not be treated as separate subjects. If one deteriorates, the other deteriorates at the same time,” scientist Lorenzo said in comments to AFP.

Air quality and climate change must not be treated as separate subjects. If one deteriorates, the other deteriorates at the same time.

· LorenzoThe scientist described the close relationship between worsening air quality and climate change in comments to AFP.
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