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Stanford Experts on Wildfires, Climate Change and Health Impacts | Media Coverage

As smoke from Canadian wildfires is polluting air across much of the northeastern US, Stanford wildfire experts have been quoted and interviewed in multiple media outlets.

A helicopter bucketing a forest fire in British Columbia
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July 12, 2023 | The year of wildfire smoke: Why the U.S. faces a brutal season | NBC News | Marshall Burke is quoted

June 29, 2023 | Millions face a relentless summer of smoke that won’t end anytime soon | The Washington Post | Michael Wara is quoted

June 14, 2023 | Geoengineered smoke? No. Satellites show smoke that covered northeast US was from Canadian wildfires | Politifact | Chris Field is quoted

June 14, 2023 | An Unlikely Foe Is Slowing the Fight Against Wildfire Pollution | Heatmap | Marshall Burke is quoted

June 12, 2023 | Can Inhaling Wildfire Smoke Be as Harmful as Smoking Cigarettes? | Vigour Times | Stanford research is cited

June 11, 2023 | What We Don’t Know About Wildfires Might Kill Us | The Washington Post | Marshall Burke is quoted

June 10, 2023 | Wildfire smoke broke U.S. records. Could it strike again this summer? | The Washington Post | Marshall Burke is quoted

June 10, 2023 | California’s 2020 smoke storm was horrific. What did the state learn? | The Washington Post | Michael Wara is quoted

June 10, 2023 | The Realities Conservatives Are Ignoring About Wildfires | Huffpost | Stanford research is mentioned

June 9, 2023 | Wildfires live briefing: Air quality improving in swaths of the U.S., but trouble spots remain | The Washington Post | Chris Field is quoted

June 9, 2023 | Find out just how bad wildfire smoke has been in your area | The Washington Post | Marshall Burke is quoted

June 9, 2023 | 3 lessons from the Western U.S. for dealing with wildfire smoke | NPR | Gabrielle Wong-Parodi is quoted

June 9, 2023 | See How the Wildfire Smoke Spread Across the U.S. | Scientific American | Stanford ECHO Lab research is cited

June 9, 2023 | Canadian wildfires: US experiences worst air pollution in recorded history | WION | Marshall Burke is quoted

June 9, 2023 | Wildfire smoke is also a carbon emissions problem | Axios | Marshall Burke is quoted

June 9, 2023 | Are Bad Air Quality And Wildfire Smoke The New Normal? | The Weather Channel | Marshall Burke is quoted

June 9, 2023 | Editorial: Orange skies in New York? Welcome to our smoke-filled, climate-fueled future | Los Angeles Times | Stanford research is cited

June 9, 2023 | The hidden costs of wildfires go beyond putting them out | Marketplace | Marshall Burke is quoted

June 9, 2023 | Are Bad Air Quality And Wildfire Smoke The New Normal? | Weather Underground | Marshall Burke is quoted

 June 8, 2023 | East Coast suffers second day of dangerous air quality from wildfire smoke | The Washington Post | Chris Field is quoted

June 8, 2023 | How Real is Smoke Brain | The Atlantic | Marshall Burke is quoted

June 8, 2023 | Why the U.S. Is Backsliding on Clean Air | The New York Times | Marshall Burke is quoted

June 8, 2023 | Record-breaking wildfire-related smoke event affects at least 61.8 million | Axios | Marshall Burke is quoted 

June 8, 2023 | Air quality live updates: Canadian wildfire smoke blankets the U.S. | NBC News | Stanford research is cited

June 8, 2023 | Air pollution in US from wildfire smoke is worst in recent recorded history | The Guardian | Marshall Burke is quoted

June 8, 2023 | Find out just how bad wildfire smoke has been in your area | The Washington Post | Marshall Burke is quoted and Stanford research is cited

June 8, 2023 | The US just had its worst day of wildfire smoke on record | The Verge | Marshall Burke is quoted 

June 8, 2023 | Why 'we cannot return to ignorance' when it comes to 'our air': professor | AlterNet | Marshall Burke is quoted

June 8, 2023 | How and why raging wildfires in Canada are affecting air quality in New York | Times Union | Stanford research is cited 

June 8, 2023 | ‘An ungodly, dystopian landscape’: New York’s skies underscore climate stakes | The Hill | Noah Diffenbaugh is quoted

June 8, 2023 | 'It's off the charts': Wednesday was the WORST wildfire pollution event in recent US history - with more than 75 million Americans still under air quality warnings | Daily Mail | Marshall Burke is quoted

June 8, 2023 | Breathing wildfire smoke like smoking cigarettes imperfect, but effective comparison | WTSP | Kari Nadeau is quoted

June 8, 2023 | Record-breaking wildfire-related smoke event affects at least 61.8 million | Axios | Marshall Burke is quoted

June 8, 2023 | Wildfire smoke: Masks making a return over respiratory harm fears — what to know | Washington Examiner | Mary Prunicki is quoted

June 8, 2023 | How NYC officials failed to prepare for an air quality crisis | Grist | Mary Prunicki is quoted

June 8, 2023 | Air quality: New York sending firefighters to Canada to battle blazes blanketing U.S. in smoke | NBC News | Marshall Burke is quoted

June 7th was the worst wildfire day on record in the US since 2006, by far. June 6th was the 4th worst. Just a massive, awful event, with highly populated areas getting hit with unprecedented levels of pollution. Great data work by @StanfordECHOLab @minghao_qiu Jessica Li.

— Marshall Burke (@MarshallBBurke) June 8, 2023.                                                                                                                                                          

June 7, 2023 | Smoke brings a warning: There’s no escaping climate’s threat to health | The Washington Post | Marshall Burke is quoted

June 7, 2023 | Where wildfire smoke is hitting the U.S. the hardest — and when it will end | The Washington Post | Marshall Burke is quoted

June 7, 2023 | This is already one of the worst wildfire pollution events in U.S. history | Heatmap | Marshall Burke is quoted

June 7, 2023 | Here's how many cigarettes people in the northeast are breathing in a day from wildfire smoke | Buzzfeed | Stanford research is cited

June 7, 2023 | The age of flames reaches the US east coast | US Times Post | Mary Prunicki is quoted

June 7, 2023 | Trying to breathe in a city of smoke | The New Yorker | Marshall Burke is quoted

June 7, 2023 | New York City has the worst air quality in the world as smoke from Canadian wildfires rolls in | NBC News | Marshall Burke is quoted

June 7, 2023 | New York City tops world’s worst air pollution list from Canada wildfire smoke | CNBC News | Stanford research is cited

June 7, 2023 | Smoking 1/2 Pack of Cigarettes Healthier than Breathing in New York City’s Smoky Air Today; Same is True in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Other States | Weatherboy | Kari Nadeau is quoted and Stanford research is cited

June 7, 2023 | Is inhaling wildfire smoke as bad as smoking cigarettes? | World Time Todays | Stanford research is cited

June 7, 2023 | Unsettling timelapse shows wildfire smoke turning NYC orange | Mashable | Marshall Burke is quoted

June 7, 2023 | Wildfire Air Pollution Levels Among Highest Ever in U.S. History | The Messenger | Marshall Burke is quoted

June 7, 2023 | Wildfire air pollution levels among highest ever in U.S. history | Marshall Burke is quoted

June 7, 2023 | 'No end in sight' to wildfires choking Eastern US with smoke: report | Raw Story | Marshall Burke is quoted

June 7, 2023 | Is inhaling wildfire smoke as bad as smoking cigarettes? | World Time Todays | Stanford research is cited

June 7, 2023 | Canadian Wildfire Smoke Clouds Over DC | Weny News | Stanford research is cited

June 7, 2023 | NYC Becomes One of Most Polluted Cities in World From Canadian Wildfires | NTD | Marshall Burke is quoted

June 7, 2023 | Inhaling Wildfire Smoke May Be The Same As Smoking This Many Cigarettes | Huffpost | Stanford research is cited

June 6, 2023 | Where wildfire smoke is hitting the U.S. the hardest — and when it will end | The Washington Post | Marshall Burke is quoted 

June 6, 2023 | Canada wildfire smoke creates hazy skies and unhealthy air quality in New York City | CNBC | Stanford research is cited

June 6, 2023 | What to Know About Our Air Quality Advisory | Health Hive | Stanford research is cited

June 5, 2023 | The Age of Flames Reaches the US East Coast | US Times Post | Mary Prunicki is quoted

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