Bushfire smoke increases city pollution 160 percent, study reveals
Queensland researchers found bushfires are impacting urban air quality far more severely than previously understood, with smoke travelling hundreds of kilometres. A Queensland University of Technology study analyzing 22 monitoring sites from 2008 to 2023 found bushfire smoke increased fine particle pollution by up to 160.5 percent during fire events.
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Published 16 Oct 2026, 10:23 UTC · Updated 16 Oct 2026, 10:30 UTC
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