Arrizaga, Rubí; Clarke, Damian; Cubillos, Pedro P.; … - 2023
on human health in Chile, finding substantial impacts on both classes of outcomes. We use data on 15 wildfire seasons … wildfire (250 Ha) is observed to increase PM2.5 concentrations by 10% on average in municipalities up to 200km from the … epicenter of the wildfire. These effects have appreciable impacts on rates of hospitalization. A one standard deviation increase …
