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Smoke Season: Wildfires, Air, Lungs

How worsening North American fire seasons send smoke across borders, and what that particulate haze does to heat, weather, and the lungs of the people breathing it.

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6 booksJuly 15, 2026
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  1. Fire Weather

    1. Fire Weather

    John Vaillant
    Fire Weather traces the science and policy failures behind large North American wildfire seasons and explains how fire...
    Shelf signal: Wilderness & Wild Places
  2. Under a White Sky

    2. Under a White Sky

    Elizabeth Kolbert
    Under a White Sky examines human-driven environmental change and interventions that help readers understand the larger...
    Shelf signal: Environmental Science
  3. The Heat Will Kill You First

    3. The Heat Will Kill You First

    Jeff Goodell
    The Heat Will Kill You First explains how extreme heat and climate change interact with fires and smoke to amplify...
    Shelf signal: Conservation & Environment for Teens
  4. When It All Burns

    4. When It All Burns

    Jordan Thomas
    When It All Burns provides frontline reporting and narrative on contemporary wildfire seasons and their toll on...
    Shelf signal: First Responder Lives
  5. Breath Taking

    5. Breath Taking

    Michael J. Stephen
    Breath Taking offers medical context on lung function and how smoke and particulate exposure affect respiratory health...
    Shelf signal: Respiratory Diseases
  6. The Air Self-care Handbook

    6. The Air Self-care Handbook

    Melissa Wrolstad
    The Air Self-care Handbook gives practical, evidence-based steps individuals can take to reduce smoke exposure and...
    Shelf signal: Respiratory Diseases
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