IN THE MEDIA
Washington Post: Matt Vasilogambros, "Toxic wildfire smoke raises health risks across the country", Nov. 13, 2022.
EOS Science: Jenessa Duncombe, “Unhealthy Air Could Become Routine in the Pacific Northwest”, Apr. 7 2022.
Missoulian: Rob Chaney, “Wildfire smoke studies show health risks later”, Jan. 25, 2022.
Daily Montana: Arren Kimbel-Sannit, “where there’s fire, there’s smoke”, Jan. 26, 2022.
Washington Post: Kasha Patel, “Wildfire smoke harms more people in eastern US than West, study shows”, Oct 20, 2021.
MTPR: Aaron Bolton, “Montana Now Has 10,000 Active COVID Cases. Nobody’s Sure if We’ve Peaked Yet”, Sep 23, 2021.
The Scientist: Amanda Heidt, “How Wildfire Smoke Raises Infectious Disease Risk”, Sep 8, 2021.
WNYC: Jake Offenhartz, “Wildfire smoke returns to NYC skies”, Jul 27, 2021.
WNYC All things considered: Emily Lang, “Wildfire haze from out west could be worse than many New Yorkers realize”, Jul 22, 2021.
Missoulian: Aaron Bolton, “Smoke drives residents indoors, rises virus fears”, Jul 25, 2021.
Montana Public Radio: “COVID concerns rise as smoke drives people indoors”, Jul 21, 2021.
STAT: Rebecca Sohn, “Wildfire smoke is particularly harmful to kids respiratory health, study finds”, Mar 22, 2021.
Blue Forest: Kim Quesnel, “Science Corner: January 2021”, Jan 13, 2021.
University of Montana Vision: Erick Fredrickson, “Predicting the Pandemic: UM Center Models the Future Course of COVID-19” Dec 22, 2020.
Montana Public Radio: Aaron Bolton, “How Risky Are Holiday Gatherings? Here’s What Health Experts Say About COVID-19” Montana Public Radio Nov 19-20, 2020.
Associated Press: Wildfire smoke in U.S. exposes millions to hazardous pollution, October 15, 2020.
Aspen Public radio: Elizabeth Stewert-Severy, September 20, 2020, Smoke waves expected to intensify, continue to threaten public health across Colorado and the West.
The Oregonian: by Lizzy Acker, September 18, 2020, Could Oregon’s wildfire smoke lead to a bad flu season and a coronavirus spike?
Business Insider: Wildfire smoke is likely to leave millions of people more vulnerable to flu and the coronavirus this fall, September 15, 2020
The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine: Wildfires turn up the heat on efforts to slow COVID-19 and prevent a severe flu season, September 16, 2020
National Geographic: How breathing in wildfire smoke affects the body, September 15, 2020
New York Times: September 11, 2020 covering California’s Air Quality and How to Protect Yourself and continued coverage through their wildfire live updates September 13, 2020 and September 15, 2020
Occupational Health & Safety: September 11, 2020, Study Links Wildfires to Worsened Flu Season.
Climate Central: Worsening Western Wildfires, September 9, 2020.
CBS Sacramento: Story here on 9/10/2020 and ABC10 in Sacramento’s story here on 9/9/2020
Climate Central: Webinar on Rapid Response Workshop: Smoke, Health & Fire, September 2, 2020
Elizabeth Ruiz’s story aired across 15 different news outlets across the US here.
New York Times (July 8, 2020) and Missoulian (July 17, 2020) highlighting our study in Environment International here and here, respectively.
NPR: Aaron Bolton, Wildfire Smoke Could Intensify Spread, Deadliness Of COVID-19, Researchers Say on July 14, 2020.
NW Public Radio: Nate Hegyi, Wildfire season can inflame flu season, study suggests on July 9, 2020.
National Geographic: COVID-19 complicates an already dire wildfire season on June 26, 2020.
KQED: Tear Gas, Pollution, Wildfire Smoke: A Triple Threat to Your Lungs on June 10, 2020.
Climate Central: Bulletin on Wildfire smoke will worsen lung health this year, increasing susceptibility to COVID-19.
See Interview with the Authors in the Molecular Ecology Blog about our recent publication on modeling polygenic selection in Molecular Ecology Resources with CDPOP and CDMetaPOP.
See the post workshop story after our presentations to the Living with Wildfire: A workshop for Journalist, Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources, April 2019, Missoula MT.
EOS Science: Jenessa Duncombe, “Unhealthy Air Could Become Routine in the Pacific Northwest”, Apr. 7 2022.
Missoulian: Rob Chaney, “Wildfire smoke studies show health risks later”, Jan. 25, 2022.
Daily Montana: Arren Kimbel-Sannit, “where there’s fire, there’s smoke”, Jan. 26, 2022.
Washington Post: Kasha Patel, “Wildfire smoke harms more people in eastern US than West, study shows”, Oct 20, 2021.
MTPR: Aaron Bolton, “Montana Now Has 10,000 Active COVID Cases. Nobody’s Sure if We’ve Peaked Yet”, Sep 23, 2021.
The Scientist: Amanda Heidt, “How Wildfire Smoke Raises Infectious Disease Risk”, Sep 8, 2021.
WNYC: Jake Offenhartz, “Wildfire smoke returns to NYC skies”, Jul 27, 2021.
WNYC All things considered: Emily Lang, “Wildfire haze from out west could be worse than many New Yorkers realize”, Jul 22, 2021.
Missoulian: Aaron Bolton, “Smoke drives residents indoors, rises virus fears”, Jul 25, 2021.
Montana Public Radio: “COVID concerns rise as smoke drives people indoors”, Jul 21, 2021.
STAT: Rebecca Sohn, “Wildfire smoke is particularly harmful to kids respiratory health, study finds”, Mar 22, 2021.
Blue Forest: Kim Quesnel, “Science Corner: January 2021”, Jan 13, 2021.
University of Montana Vision: Erick Fredrickson, “Predicting the Pandemic: UM Center Models the Future Course of COVID-19” Dec 22, 2020.
Montana Public Radio: Aaron Bolton, “How Risky Are Holiday Gatherings? Here’s What Health Experts Say About COVID-19” Montana Public Radio Nov 19-20, 2020.
Associated Press: Wildfire smoke in U.S. exposes millions to hazardous pollution, October 15, 2020.
Aspen Public radio: Elizabeth Stewert-Severy, September 20, 2020, Smoke waves expected to intensify, continue to threaten public health across Colorado and the West.
The Oregonian: by Lizzy Acker, September 18, 2020, Could Oregon’s wildfire smoke lead to a bad flu season and a coronavirus spike?
Business Insider: Wildfire smoke is likely to leave millions of people more vulnerable to flu and the coronavirus this fall, September 15, 2020
The Journal of Urgent Care Medicine: Wildfires turn up the heat on efforts to slow COVID-19 and prevent a severe flu season, September 16, 2020
National Geographic: How breathing in wildfire smoke affects the body, September 15, 2020
New York Times: September 11, 2020 covering California’s Air Quality and How to Protect Yourself and continued coverage through their wildfire live updates September 13, 2020 and September 15, 2020
Occupational Health & Safety: September 11, 2020, Study Links Wildfires to Worsened Flu Season.
Climate Central: Worsening Western Wildfires, September 9, 2020.
CBS Sacramento: Story here on 9/10/2020 and ABC10 in Sacramento’s story here on 9/9/2020
Climate Central: Webinar on Rapid Response Workshop: Smoke, Health & Fire, September 2, 2020
Elizabeth Ruiz’s story aired across 15 different news outlets across the US here.
New York Times (July 8, 2020) and Missoulian (July 17, 2020) highlighting our study in Environment International here and here, respectively.
NPR: Aaron Bolton, Wildfire Smoke Could Intensify Spread, Deadliness Of COVID-19, Researchers Say on July 14, 2020.
NW Public Radio: Nate Hegyi, Wildfire season can inflame flu season, study suggests on July 9, 2020.
National Geographic: COVID-19 complicates an already dire wildfire season on June 26, 2020.
KQED: Tear Gas, Pollution, Wildfire Smoke: A Triple Threat to Your Lungs on June 10, 2020.
Climate Central: Bulletin on Wildfire smoke will worsen lung health this year, increasing susceptibility to COVID-19.
See Interview with the Authors in the Molecular Ecology Blog about our recent publication on modeling polygenic selection in Molecular Ecology Resources with CDPOP and CDMetaPOP.
See the post workshop story after our presentations to the Living with Wildfire: A workshop for Journalist, Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources, April 2019, Missoula MT.
