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Mortality Estimation Tool

Pre-2024

Estimates of mortality attributable to wildfire smoke in the United States exceed 6,0001 per year. This annual death toll exceeds that of September 11, Hurricane Katrina, or any wildfire in U.S. history.

More detailed estimates will be available soon.

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