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November 30, 2018

Report: Health Effects of Smoke Exposure Lasts Months After Wildfires
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Meanwhile, a new report from Reveal, from the Center for Investigative
Reporting, finds that the effects of wildfires on human health last long
after the smoke has cleared. The report looks at last year's Tubbs Fire,
which tore through Northern California's Sonoma County and Napa Valley,
and found that area hospitals saw an increase of 20 percent in emergency
room visits for both respiratory and cardiac problems three months after
the wildfire.


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