Wildfires launch microbes into the air. How big of a health risk is that?
Now that they know bacteria and fungi can survive in wildfire smoke, a small group of researchers is trying to figure out the implications
By taking a close look at the smoke from prescribed burns, like this 2019 fire among aspen trees in Fishlake National Forest in Utah, researchers have a new view of how wildfires can move living microbes.
L. Kobziar
As climate change brings more wildfires to the western United States, a rare fungal infection has also been on the rise.