- Longer droughts and more frequent heatwaves driven by global heating are fueling wildfires that worsen air quality.
- The WMO report focuses on wildfire smoke in 2021, when wildfires across western North America and Siberia increased levels of particulate small matter, or PM2.5 (particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers or smaller) that is harmful to human health.
- The Amazon and Australia as the planet heats up.
Extreme wildfires pollute the air people breathe 07.09.2022
