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Smoke from 2015 Indonesian fires may have caused 100,000 premature deaths
2016-09-20 13:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: In the fall of 2015, hazardous levels of smoke from agricultural fires blanketed much of Equatorial Asia. Schools and businesses closed, planes were grounded and tens of thousands sought medical treatment for respiratory illness. In a new study, Harvard University researchers and their colleagues estimate that the 2015 smoke event caused upwards of 100,000 deaths across Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. To mitigate the impact of future smoke events, the team developed a model framework which...
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