Wildfire smoke contains hundreds of chemical compounds, and many can be harmful in large amounts. Smoke from burning houses and buildings contains even more toxic chemicals. This is from all the manufactured materials. Growing scientific research points to possible long-term health damage from breathing in very small particles of smoke. These long-term health problems include decreased lung function, weakened immune systems and higher rates of flu. There are short-term issues as well. At-risk people can be hospitalized and sometimes die from breathing in large amounts of smoke, say doctors and public health officials. Officials in the U.S. have been moving quickly to better protect people from the harmful effects of wildfire smoke. However, they find it more difficult to communicate these dangers to communities and people who live thousands of kilometers from the fires. Jeff Pierce is an atmospheric scientist at Colorado State University. He said smoke loses its odor. But it remains harmful even when it travels very far. “It is certainly unhealthy,” Pierce said of the air along the eastern U.S. coast in recent days. “If you have asthma or any sort of respiratory condition," he said, you may want to change your plans if you’re going outside. A recent study by Pierce and Sheryl Magzamen, another Colorado State University scientist, found that people who live close to fires are more likely to be prepared. However, those who live farther away may not know of the dangers.
Title: Risks of Wildfire Smoke
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5239/B.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Risks of Wildfire Smoke' data-article-id='5824'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9396'>Wildfire smoke contains hundreds of chemical compounds, and many can be harmful in large amounts. </span> <span data-start-time='9396' data-end-time='18063'>Smoke from burning houses and buildings contains even more toxic chemicals. </span> <span data-start-time='18063' data-end-time='23063'>This is from all the manufactured materials.</span> <span data-start-time='23063' data-end-time='33500'>Growing scientific research points to possible long-term health damage from breathing in very small particles of smoke. </span> <span data-start-time='33500' data-end-time='45271'>These long-term health problems include decreased lung function, weakened immune systems and higher rates of flu.</span> <span data-start-time='45271' data-end-time='49083'>There are short-term issues as well. </span> <span data-start-time='49083' data-end-time='62917'>At-risk people can be hospitalized and sometimes die from breathing in large amounts of smoke, say doctors and public health officials.</span> <span data-start-time='62917' data-end-time='72750'>Officials in the U.S. have been moving quickly to better protect people from the harmful effects of wildfire smoke. </span> <span data-start-time='72750' data-end-time='85688'>However, they find it more difficult to communicate these dangers to communities and people who live thousands of kilometers from the fires.</span> <span data-start-time='85688' data-end-time='94521'>Jeff Pierce is an atmospheric scientist at Colorado State University. </span> <span data-start-time='94521' data-end-time='98625'>He said smoke loses its odor. </span> <span data-start-time='98625' data-end-time='104875'>But it remains harmful even when it travels very far.</span> <span data-start-time='104875' data-end-time='114521'>“It is certainly unhealthy,” Pierce said of the air along the eastern U.S. coast in recent days. </span> <span data-start-time='114521' data-end-time='125979'>“If you have asthma or any sort of respiratory condition," he said, you may want to change your plans if you’re going outside.</span> <span data-start-time='125979' data-end-time='141417'>A recent study by Pierce and Sheryl Magzamen, another Colorado State University scientist, found that people who live close to fires are more likely to be prepared. </span> <span data-start-time='141417' data-end-time='147875'>However, those who live farther away may not know of the dangers.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5239/B.jpeg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=17908 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5239/what_is_a_wildfire.wav'>What is a wildfire?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a large, destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland or brush'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5239/the_health_happiness_and_fortunes_of_a_person_or_group.wav'><span>the health, happiness, and fortunes of a person or group</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5239/engagement_in_or_the_activities_involved_in_war_or_conflict.wav'><span>engagement in or the activities involved in war or conflict</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5239/a_large_destructive_fire_that_spreads_quickly_over_woodland_or_brush.wav'><span>a large, destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland or brush</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5239/quality_or_state_of_being_prepared_to_do_something.wav'><span>quality or state of being prepared to do something</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=17909 data-hint-location='33500' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5239/which_is_not_one_of_the_listed_longterm_health_problems_of_breathing_wildfire_smoke.wav'>Which is NOT one of the listed longterm health problems of breathing wildfire smoke?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='blue eyes'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5239/decreased_lung_function.wav'><span>decreased lung function</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5239/blue_eyes.wav'><span>blue eyes</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5239/weakened_immune_systems.wav'><span>weakened immune systems</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5239/higher_rates_of_flu.wav'><span>higher rates of flu</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=17910 data-hint-location='9396' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5239/smoke_from_burning_houses_and_buildings_contains_even_more_toxic__blank__.wav'>Smoke from burning houses and buildings contains even more toxic <span class='blank'>chemicals</span>. </div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='chemicals'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5239/bumpers.wav'><span>bumpers</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5239/hooks.wav'><span>hooks</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5239/oatmeal.wav'><span>oatmeal</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5239/chemicals.wav'><span>chemicals</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
Sound Name: https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5239/B.wav
Preview
