Heat Wave and Bushfire Meteorology in New South Wales, Australia: Air Quality and Health Impacts.

ABSTRACT: The depletion of air quality is a major problem that is faced around the globe. In Australia, the pollutants emitted by bushfires play an important role in making the air polluted. These pollutants in the air result in many adverse impacts on the environment. This paper analysed the air pollution from the bushfires from November 2019 to July 2020 and identified how it affects the human respiratory system. The bush fires burnt over 13 million hectares, destroying over 2400 buildings. While these immediate effects were devastating, the long-term effects were just as devastating, with air pollution causing thousands of people to be admitted to hospitals and emergency departments because of respiratory complications. The pollutant that caused most of the health effects throughout Australia was

SUBMITTER: Islam MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9407765 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature