A University of Hawaii study examining the health effects of last year’s deadly wildfires on Maui has found that up to 74% participants may have difficulty breathing and otherwise have poor respiratory health. It found almost half showed signs of compromised lung function.
FILE - A man views the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii , Aug. 19, 2023. A University of Hawaii study examining the health effects of last year’s deadly wildfires on Maui found that up to 74% of participants may have difficulty breathing and otherwise have poor respiratory health, and almost half showed signs of compromised lung function. FILE - A general view shows the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii , Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023.
Many study participants hadn’t seen a doctor, he said. Some study participants said they weren’t able to because clinics had burned down or because they prioritized getting housing, jobs and food after the disaster. Maunakea urged people exposed to the wildfires to get checked.A wildfire has forced out hundreds of residents in Canada’s oil sands hub of Fort McMurray“There might be some problems that might manifest in the future,” he said. “Please see your doctor.
Maunakea said researchers want to avoid the higher cancer and death rates experienced 20 years later by people affected by the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
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