Allergic Diseases

1 month ago | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Gennaro D'Amato |Allergic Diseases |Ioana Agache |Kari C. Nadeau

The Los Angeles wildfire is a critical reminder of the respiratory effects of wildfire smoke exposure. Bush, vegetation, forest, and grass fires are widely prevalent around the world, and their incidence and severity are increasing. Their cause may be deliberate or accidental in relation to global warming. Wildfires are strongly associated with the incidence of drought and heat waves, whose occurrence and intensity are accelerated by climate change [1-5].