Coexposure to extreme heat, wildfire burn zones, and wildfire smoke in the Western US from 2006 to 2020.

Sci Adv · 2025 · PMC12042893 · PMID 40305597

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an increasing trendP = 0.03actually significant

We found an increasing trend in EH-WFS coexposure ( P = 0.03), with more exposed tract-days from 2016 to 2020 compared to 2011–2015 and 2006–2010 ( Fig. 2A ).

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a possible trendno p-value reported

Given the small sample size of 15 years in trend analysis, small P values reported should be treated as indicative of a possible trend.

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