Marshall Burke
Marshall Burke is an environmental scientist at Stanford University known for his research on the health impacts of climate change. He co-authored a study revealing that wildfire smoke is a leading cause of health damages, projecting that over 70,000 people in the US may die annually due to smoke inhalation by 2050 if current trends continue.
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Marshall Burke is an economist at the Doerr School of Sustainability at Stanford University who commented on the effects of rolling back climate policies.
Trump’s anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3m more deaths globally, analysis finds | Climate crisis
United Kingdom· 2025-11-19
Marshall Burke is part of a team from Stanford University that estimates the annual deaths from wildfire smoke in the USA could rise significantly by 2050.
Weltweite Todesfälle durch Brandrauch: 1,4 Millionen Tote jährlich bis 2100 - Wissen
Germany· 2025-09-21
Marshall Burke is an environmental scientist at Stanford and a co-author of the study on wildfire smoke health damages.
Wildfire smoke will kill nearly 1.4m each year by end of century if emissions not curbed – study | US wildfiresUnited Kingdom· 2025-09-19