Wood smoke stories from continental Europe

The heavy dense smell of wood smoke pervades everything. I used to love this smell but now I struggle to breathe…

The end result is that the air quality…is much worse than in many urban areas I have lived before…

Every evening from October until the end of April, very high levels of fine particles are present in the air.

It’s just November, and already there is an ever-present smell of smoke…

…It's not only damaging my lungs, the stress and the powerlessness is making me sick also.…

…the level of air pollution has increased dramatically over the last years due to the burning of wood.…