Limiting global warming can reduce US wildfire smoke-related deaths by thousands annually

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Mar 2, 2026, 7:10 pm122 ptsTrending
Using future climate scenarios based on wildfire damages in North America, scientists estimate that up to 10,000 or more lives may be saved annually in the United States if society is able to mitigate climate change by keeping the global mean surface temperature (GMST) at 1.5 degrees Celsius above…

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