The summer of smoke: ecosocial and health impacts of a record wildfire season in the Northwest Territories, Canada

Background: Between June and August 2014, Canada's Northwest Territories experienced their worst wildfire season on record, with prolonged smoke events and poor air quality. In total, 385 separate fires burned 3 400 000 hectares of land costing CAN$56ยท1 million in firefighting expenses. In the...

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Published in:The Lancet Global Health
Main Authors: Warren Dodd, Courtney Howard, Caren Rose, Craig Scott, Patrick Scott, Ashlee Cunsolo, James Orbinski
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018
Subjects:
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Canada
Dettah
Kakisa
Northwest Territories
Yellowknife
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30159-1
https://doaj.org/article/3c9b80409fa044a4be499c4f58f6614d

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