Wildfire smoke could soon kill 71,000 Americans every year

Grist
By Matt SimonSep 18, 2025, 11:00 am104 pts
You may live many miles away from a wildfire, but it could still kill you. That’s because all that smoke wafting in from afar poses a mortal risk. The threat is so great, in fact, that any official tally of people killed in a fire most likely is wildly low, given that it counts obvious victims, not those who…

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