This is air: The “nonhealth” effects of air pollution
A robust body of evidence shows that air pollution exposure is detrimental to health
outcomes, often measured as deaths and hospitalizations. This literature has focused less …
outcomes, often measured as deaths and hospitalizations. This literature has focused less …
The changing risk and burden of wildfire in the United States
Recent dramatic and deadly increases in global wildfire activity have increased attention on
the causes of wildfires, their consequences, and how risk from wildfire might be mitigated …
the causes of wildfires, their consequences, and how risk from wildfire might be mitigated …
Excess of COVID-19 cases and deaths due to fine particulate matter exposure during the 2020 wildfires in the United States
The year 2020 brought unimaginable challenges in public health, with the confluence of the
COVID-19 pandemic and wildfires across the western United States. Wildfires produce high …
COVID-19 pandemic and wildfires across the western United States. Wildfires produce high …
Effects of COVID-19 lockdown on global air quality and health
F Liu, M Wang, M Zheng - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has put much of the world into lockdown, as one unintended
upside to this response, the air quality has been widely reported to have improved …
upside to this response, the air quality has been widely reported to have improved …
Environmental pollution and socioeconomic health inequality: Evidence from China
L Liao, M Du, Z Chen - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent work on socioeconomic health inequality has explored the possible determinants,
but there is a lack of empirical evidence examining the associations between environmental …
but there is a lack of empirical evidence examining the associations between environmental …
The effect of air pollution on migration: Evidence from China
This paper looks at the effects of air pollution on migration in China using changes in the
average strength of thermal inversions over five-year periods as a source of exogenous …
average strength of thermal inversions over five-year periods as a source of exogenous …
Lower test scores from wildfire smoke exposure
Wildfires have increased in frequency and severity over the past two decades, threatening to
undo substantial air quality improvements. We investigate the relationship between wildfire …
undo substantial air quality improvements. We investigate the relationship between wildfire …
The winter choke: coal-fired heating, air pollution, and mortality in China
China's coal-fired winter heating systems generate large amounts of hazardous emissions
that significantly deteriorate air quality. Exploiting regression discontinuity designs based on …
that significantly deteriorate air quality. Exploiting regression discontinuity designs based on …
Straw burning, PM2. 5, and death: Evidence from China
This study uses satellite data to detect agricultural straw burning and estimates its impact on
air pollution and health in China. We find that straw burning increases particulate matter …
air pollution and health in China. We find that straw burning increases particulate matter …
The 2020 California fire season: A year like no other, a return to the past or a harbinger of the future?
Aim Wildfire burned area, fire size, fire severity and the ecological and socio‐economic
impacts of fire have been increasing rapidly in California in recent decades. We summarize …
impacts of fire have been increasing rapidly in California in recent decades. We summarize …