Smoke ecology studies what can be done to prevent harms from wildfire smoke

NPR

Published September 28, 2026 at 1:43 AM PDT

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A new field of study called "smoke ecology" strives to understand the smoke blowing off wildfires, and whether anything can be done to protect the environment's inhabitants from it.

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