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La contaminación de largo alcance y los impactos en la salud de los incendios forestales canadienses de 2023

Qiang Zhang¹, Yuexuanzi Wang², Qingyang Xiao³

¹Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Earth System Modeling, Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. qiangzhang@tsinghua.edu.cn.

|September 10, 2025

Resumen

Los incendios forestales extremos en Canadá en 2023 causaron problemas generalizados de calidad del aire, aumentando la exposición global a las partículas en suspensión (PM2,5). Esta contaminación llevó a millones de personas expuestas y a miles de muertes en toda América del Norte y Europa.

Área de la Ciencia:

Ciencias del medio ambiente
Salud pública
Química de la atmósfera

Sus antecedentes:

Los incendios forestales extremos en Canadá durante 2023 afectaron significativamente la calidad del aire en numerosas regiones.
La exposición al material particulado (PM2.5) por el humo de los incendios forestales representa una amenaza sustancial para la salud humana.

Objetivo del estudio:

Cuantificar la exposición global y regional a las PM2,5 atribuible a los incendios forestales canadienses de 2023.
Evaluar los efectos asociados en la salud humana, incluida la mortalidad aguda y crónica.

Principales métodos:

Utilizó observaciones satelitales para monitorear las columnas de humo.
Se emplean algoritmos de aprendizaje automático para la evaluación de la exposición.
Se aplicó un modelo de transporte químico para simular la dispersión y el impacto de PM2,5.

Principales resultados:

La exposición anual global a las PM2,5 aumentó en 0,17 μg/m3, siendo América del Norte la que experimentó el mayor aumento (1,08 μg/m3).
El humo de los incendios forestales canadienses contribuyó significativamente a los niveles de PM2,5 en los Estados Unidos, superando las contribuciones nacionales a los incendios forestales.
Se estima que 354 millones de personas en América del Norte y Europa estuvieron expuestas, con 5.400 muertes agudas y 64.300 muertes crónicas relacionadas con esta exposición.

Conclusiones:

Los incendios forestales canadienses de 2023 demostraron el amplio alcance de la contaminación por PM2.5 y sus graves consecuencias para la salud.
La contaminación atmosférica provocada por los incendios forestales representa una carga significativa para la salud pública con implicaciones transfronterizas.
Se necesitan estrategias urgentes para mitigar los impactos en la salud de los incendios forestales a gran escala.

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