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Wildfires aren’t going away. Here’s how smoke can affect your health

Three air pollution experts weigh in on what we can learn from Canada’s ongoing wildfires

photo of a baseball stadium with a cityscape obscured by smoke in the background

In recent weeks, Canadian wildfires sent smoke to much of the northeastern United States. Scientists are still learning about the long-term health effects.

AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar

By Meghan Rosen

North America’s summer of smoke may well be a harbinger of what’s to come. As record-breaking wildfires in Canada continue to sweep across the land, smoke has been suffusing the skies for more and more people.