We are the Bloomberg News reporters who investigated the long-lasting health difficulties, particularly among young children, following Australia's Black Summer wildfires three years ago. The blazes exposed an estimated 80% of the population to smoke and we spoke to families, medical professionals and academics to discover a range of troubling and long-lasting health complications. And concerns are mounting we're not ready for the next disaster.

Amy Bainbridge and Angus Whitley spent six months working on a documentary and feature story that pointed to the grim health impacts from wildfires facing the next generation. These blazes are forecast to become more common and destructive, posing health risks for increasingly fire-prone regions from America and Europe to Asia and Africa.

You can read our deep dive here https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2023-australia-wildfire-toxic-legacy and watch our documentary here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htGnXYcSlms

Proof: https://i.redd.it/zhuw4xp8wd1b1.jpg

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