How climate change is connected to wildfire smoke pollution

How climate change is connected to wildfire smoke pollution HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Houstonians may have noticed a hazy sky this week as smoke from Mexico and Central America wildfires has lingered overhead. While wildfires are not a new phenomenon nor directly caused by climate change, there is a link between how global weather patterns change as the climate warms. Climate Central, partners with ABC13 and ABC News, reported that in 2023, more Americans breathed in wildfire smoke than any other year since 2006. Specifically, from January to August 2023,...