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Wildfire smoke linked to rise in violent assaults, 11-year study finds (phys.org)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/australia@aussie.zone
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seems pertinent to Australia!

A new study spanning 11 years of data has revealed a clear link between wildfire smoke pollution and an increase in violent assaults in Seattle. These findings represent the first direct causal evidence that short-term exposure to wildfire-driven air pollution can increase interpersonal violence in an urban environment

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[–] 2 points 8 months ago

Looks like correlation to me, how does it establish cause and effect?

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