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Wildfire smoke is hard to avoid in California, even in urban neighborhoods. Paul Harris/Getty Images

Wildfire smoke is linked to thousands of premature deaths every year – here’s why and how to protect yourself

Rachel Connolly, University of California, Los Angeles and Michael Jerrett, University of California, Los Angeles

Breathing wildfire smoke can cut years off people’s lives. As fires become more frequent in a warming world, smoke is leading to a public health crisis, harming people far from the flames.

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