/tags/wildfire-smoke Wildfire Smoke en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 06 Dec 2024 23:34:43 GMT /2024-12-06/particulate-pollution-wildfires-dementia Researchers were looking at PM 2.5 pollution, made up of particles with diameters at least 30 times smaller than human hair. They found that for every additional microgram from wildfires per cubic meter of air on average over rolling 3-year periods, patients faced an 18% increase in the odds of a dementia diagnosis. The figure for non-wildfire PM 2.5 was just 1%. Fri, 06 Dec 2024 23:34:43 GMT /2024-12-06/particulate-pollution-wildfires-dementia Murphy Woodhouse /news/2024-08-01/where-am-i-going-to-live-questions-for-colorado-doctors-amid-choking-smoke-and-ozone From respiratory patients to trail runners to kids playing outdoors, horrendous Front Range air quality requires some medical advice. Thu, 01 Aug 2024 22:03:41 GMT /news/2024-08-01/where-am-i-going-to-live-questions-for-colorado-doctors-amid-choking-smoke-and-ozone Michael Booth, The Colorado Sun /news/2024-04-18/listen-closely-the-sound-of-soot-could-lead-to-better-wildfire-safety Researchers have found the sound that soot makes under bright light can be used to assess the impact of wildfires. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 18:28:08 GMT /news/2024-04-18/listen-closely-the-sound-of-soot-could-lead-to-better-wildfire-safety Emma VandenEinde /regional-news/2023-10-18/wildfire-smoke-can-linger-in-mountain-west-homes-study-shows Many Mountain West homeowners live near wildfire-prone areas and are used to seeing smoke outside their window. But that smoke might linger in the home longer than previously thought, according to new research done by Colorado State and other universities. Wed, 18 Oct 2023 12:00:00 GMT /regional-news/2023-10-18/wildfire-smoke-can-linger-in-mountain-west-homes-study-shows Emma VandenEinde /regional-news/2023-10-04/smoke-isnt-just-changing-the-sky-color-its-also-impacting-your-brain The Mountain West has seen a record increase in wildfires over the past couple years, and even if a fire was not burning in the state, smoke from these fires drifted across the region. Now, new research is showing that exposure to wildfire smoke can have negative effects on the brain. Wed, 04 Oct 2023 21:48:21 GMT /regional-news/2023-10-04/smoke-isnt-just-changing-the-sky-color-its-also-impacting-your-brain Emma VandenEinde /regional-news/2023-09-26/clean-air-progress-is-being-reversed-by-wildfire-smoke-study-says New research shows air quality gains in the U.S. have been cut by wildfire smoke. Scientists are sounding the alarm for change if the world wants to breathe clean air in the future. Tue, 26 Sep 2023 17:27:02 GMT /regional-news/2023-09-26/clean-air-progress-is-being-reversed-by-wildfire-smoke-study-says Emma VandenEinde /2023-09-01/wildfire-firefighter-respirator-smoke Despite the near- and long-term health implications of breathing wildfire smoke, few wildland firefighters use any sort of respirator on the fireline. A new survey is seeking to better understand attitudes surrounding such safety devices with an eye toward better protecting firefighter health. Tue, 05 Sep 2023 15:27:20 GMT /2023-09-01/wildfire-firefighter-respirator-smoke Murphy Woodhouse /regional-news/2022-10-26/west-coast-wildfires-bring-severe-weather-to-mountain-west-study-finds Researchers found that those wildfires increase the “occurrences of heavy precipitation rates by 38%” in our region, according to their work in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Wed, 26 Oct 2022 23:48:02 GMT /regional-news/2022-10-26/west-coast-wildfires-bring-severe-weather-to-mountain-west-study-finds Emma VandenEinde /regional-news/2022-08-03/wildfire-smoke-plumes-are-growing-taller-and-sending-pollutants-farther-away-researchers-find A paper out of the University of Utah shows that plume heights are increasing more than 300 feet every year in mountain ranges in Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. Wed, 03 Aug 2022 19:37:00 GMT /regional-news/2022-08-03/wildfire-smoke-plumes-are-growing-taller-and-sending-pollutants-farther-away-researchers-find Emma Gibson /health/2022-05-04/wildfire-smoke-emissions-and-smog-are-worsening-air-quality-heres-what-that-means-for-your-lungs With a warming climate and drought throughout our region, Colorado’s fire season is getting longer. More smoke, as well as emissions and smog, is contributing to Colorado’s already bad air quality. Add allergies to that, and it can be hard for people to breathe. Wed, 04 May 2022 22:40:18 GMT /health/2022-05-04/wildfire-smoke-emissions-and-smog-are-worsening-air-quality-heres-what-that-means-for-your-lungs Samantha Coetzee