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August 4, 2021

Increase in Covid-19 cases and a difficult wildfire season, makes for a perfect storm

From the very start of the pandemic, scientists the world over have linked air pollution to an increased risk of Covid-19. Even a small increase in pollution levels can increase the risk of Covid-19 Last year, a team from Harvard...

July 28, 2021

2021 is shaping up to be a bad year for wildfires

This year’s wildfire season is already shaping up to be one of the worst on record. At the time of writing, there are around 83 fires burning across the US and 3.5 million people living under red flag warnings. For...

July 14, 2021

The best air purifier for wildfires

As many parts of the country experience record temperatures, this year’s wildfire season is already set to overtake previous years. Climate change, an increase in the number of houses in high-risk areas and of course, Covid-19, have all contributed to...

June 9, 2021

Smoke, wildfires and masks. What you need to know

We’re all well aware of the dangers of smoking and being exposed to second-hand smoke. As responsible parents, we wouldn’t dream of exposing our children to tobacco smoke. But do we recoil in horror at the thought of our children...

May 19, 2021

Wildfires can make us itch!

The health risks associated with smoke from wildfires are often serious. As well as burning eyes and runny nose, wildfire smoke can aggravate heart and lung conditions and even cause premature death. But recent studies from the University of California...

April 7, 2021

Would your home survive a wildfire?

There is no doubt, wildfire season 2020 was one of the worst on record. A combination of global warming and Covid-19 left many areas of the county highly vulnerable to major fires. Last year, there were more than 57,000 fires,...

March 11, 2021

Smoke from wildfires carries microbes and is more toxic that traffic fumes

Wildfire season 2020 was without doubt, one of the worst we have ever seen. A combination of global warming, high winds and Covid-19 resulted in 31 deaths, millions of acres destroyed, and many families left homeless. A ‘wildfire year’ is...

December 16, 2020

Goodbye 2020!!

It’s fair to say that most of us will be glad to see the back of 2020. The arrival of Covid-19 brought about change on a scale that we could not have imagined 12 months ago. But as vaccines from...