SciShow: What You Need to Know About Wildfire Smoke | SciShow News

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Content of the Lesson: Seeing as nasty wildfire seasons are becoming our new normal, let’s talk about smoke: what it is, what it does to us, and what you can do to protect yourself from it. Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Bd_Tmprd, Harrison Mills, Jeffrey Mckishen, James Knight, Christoph Schwanke, Jacob, Matt Curls, Sam Buck, Christopher R Boucher, Eric Jensen, Lehel Kovacs, Adam Brainard, Greg, Ash, Sam Lutfi, Piya Shedden, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, charles george, Alex Hackman, Chris Peters, Kevin Bealer ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms8537 https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1409277 https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2020.305744 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18469117/ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138506 https://doi.org/10.1097/MCP.0000000000000552 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.086 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.etap.2017.08.022 https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16060960 Government resources: https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2912/satellite-data-record-shows-climate-changes-impact-on-fires/ https://www.airnow.gov/aqi/aqi-basics/ https://www.epa.gov/pm-pollution/how-smoke-fires-can-affect-your-health https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/wildfires/smoke.html https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/covid-19/wildfire_smoke_covid-19.html https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/resources/inhalable-particulate-matter-and-health http://www.bccdc.ca/health-professionals/professional-resources/wildfire-smoke-response-planning Images: https://www.flickr.com/photos/airresources/48376157142/ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PM_and_a_human_hair.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HEPA_Filter_diagram_en.svg https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/hillside-on-fire-with-bright-flames-and-black-smoke-during-california-woolsey-fire-gm1066673100-285243197 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/smoke-from-bushfires-covers-the-sky-and-glowing-sun-barely-seen-through-the-smoke-gm1192089975-338574847 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/aromas-smell-vaporize-icon-outline-symbols-smoke-cooking-steam-odour-fume-of-flame-gm1183419272-332738371 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/virus-destroys-human-lungs-the-lnflamed-a-radiograph-gm1210958041-351004438 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/coronavirus-risk-factors-poster-with-flat-line-icons-vector-illustration-included-gm1226174733-361187255 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/woman-crosses-the-street-wearing-an-n95-mask-gm1220169271-357181147 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/closeup-n95-air-filter-mask-personal-protective-equipment-in-office-with-soft-focus-gm1147102191-309310073 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/air-heat-pumps-beside-house-gm1148634878-310257887 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/macro-of-dirty-air-filter-gm1217061463-355112321 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/woman-sleep-with-air-purifier-in-cozy-white-bed-room-for-filter-and-cleaning-gm1209792354-350212079 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/cigarette-smoking-icon-flat-graphic-design-gm489348034-74648499 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/air-conditioning-filter-gm1200397595-343824128 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/electric-fan-gm182833750-13634576 https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/huge-forest-fire-burning-trees-on-mountain-grqzqsa https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/beautiful-young-woman-reading-book-hvoco9fzmjbgy7x6q https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/burning-fire-embers-against-black-background-moderate-sparks-bx3eonlk7jmgorszw https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/fire-with-burning-embers-rising-against-a-black-background-roqzcueihk2njdjyn


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