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"Wildfires are not just local disasters. they release what scientists call a witch's brew, global air pollution events; those toxins impact air quality across continents" Video:"Amazon, Canada Fires  Fuel Global Smog | WION Climate Tracker" Transcript from AI below:

  

And now a grim warning has just coming 0:02 from the United Nations Weather and 0:04 Climate Agency. Wildfires are releasing 0:06 what scientists are calling a witch's 0:08 brew of pollutants. And those toxins are 0:11 traveling thousands of kilometers, 0:13 impacting air quality across continents. 0:16 In its latest air quality and climate 0:18 bulletin, the World Meteorological 0:19 Organization says that wildfires in 0:21 Canada, the Amazon, and Siberia are not 0:25 just local disasters. They are global 0:27 air pollution events. These virus have 0:29 pushed dangerous levels of PM2.5 0:33 particles into the atmosphere. These 0:35 fine particles can penetrate deep into 0:37 the lungs and bloodstream with serious 0:40 health impacts. The Amazon basin in 0:42 particular saw the sharpest spike in 0:45 PM2.5 levels during this year's fire 0:48 season. The WMO says climate change is 0:51 driving longer and more intense wildfire 0:54 seasons with knock-on effects for public 0:56 health, agriculture, and economies. And 0:59 it's not just nearby regions that 1:00 suffer. Canadian wildfires have sent air 1:03 pollution as far as Europe. Experts say 1:06 these weather patterns can carry smoke 1:08 and chemicals across borders when it 1:10 conditions align. Now, the scientific 1:13 officer from WMO, Lorenzo Labrador, 1:16 described the smoke from these wildfires 1:19 as a witch's brew of dangerous 1:21 pollutants and one of the most 1:22 concerning hot spots in the Indoantitic 1:25 plane in northern India that is home to 1:27 over 900 people. The region is 1:29 experiencing rising air pollution and 1:31 prolonged winter fog driven by biomass 1:34 burning and growing industrial activity. 1:37 Now, according to the World Health 1:38 Organization, air pollution causes more 1:40 than 4.5 million premature deaths every 1:43 year. The WMO says it's time for better 1:46 monitoring and stronger policy action. 1:57 [Music] All More from this story From WION Meteorology Information Politics News Related For you Recently uploaded Watched 25:13 Europe is Burning: Why Are Wildfires Becoming Deadlier? | WION Wideangle WION