Climate-change-driven wildfires increasing air pollution across globe: UN | Climate Crisis News

Wildfires release a “witches’ brew” of pollutants that can wreck air quality even a continent away, posing risks for infrastructure, ecosystems and human health.

Wildfires made significant contributions to air pollution last year, according to the United Nations’ weather and climate agency.

In a report released on Friday, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said wildfires, likely to have been made more frequent by climate change, are releasing…