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The Insidious Threat of Wildfire - Not What You Might Think

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Type
Health
Literature
Organization
The Progressive
Description

Of course, wildfires are life-threatening for those in their path and for the firefighters who work to contain them: 54 people perished in wildfires across the American West last year. But health threats are not limited to those at the line of fire.

Geography
California
Website
http://progressive.org/op-eds/wildfire-health-threat-can-be-reduced-180124/

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