Researchers measured hazardous trace elements in fine particles carried beyond the burn zones.
Smoke from Los Angeles fires exposed millions of people to elevated levels of toxic heavy metals, according to a new study. Researchers used high-frequency air-quality instruments to examine the chemical composition of fine particles.
The findings underline how urban wildfires can create health risks far beyond the immediate burn area when buildings, vehicles and infrastructure combust.
Source: Associated Press.
Health organisations are stressing that rapid recognition and emergency treatment can save lives.
The gamma-ray observatory was shut down after its orbit fell too low for reliable science operations.
The distant system may capture the aftermath of a collision roughly two billion years after the Big Bang.
Observations from the Rubin Observatory have revealed a distant object on an unusual orbit.
