Los Angeles wildfires raise concerns about the toxic pollutants they could be unleashing
The infernal blazes burning in Southern California are raising concerns about the potential airborne hazards they may be ...
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Tiny Flames With a Huge Impact: How Embers Spread Wildfires in California and Beyond
When wildfires turn into urban firestorms like the conflagrations in LA, it's often these smoldering bits of debris that ...
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New Research Links Wildfire Retardants to Dangerous Heavy Metal Pollution
The hot-pink mix of water and chemicals, which is sprayed from planes to combat wildfires, is under renewed scrutiny.
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Meet the 'impact voters' keeping climate on the campaign trail
A climate organization's new impact-voter initiative is a non-partisan campaign aimed at mobilizing and organizing people ...
Book Review | Fire Weather - A True Story from a Hotter World Sceptre by John Vaillant
Fire Weather is an astounding account of this century's most intense urban fire, and an urgent examination of humanity's ...
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Wildfire smoke is always toxic. LA’s is even worse.
Los Angeles residents are breathing bits of "cars, metal pipes, plastics." The health impacts could reverberate long after ...
Book excerpt: "Fire Weather" by John Vaillant
National Book Award finalist recounts the rise of climate science and the increasing dangers from climate change, including ...
‘Cruel, costly, and ineffective’: Biden administration forced animals to inhale smoke to study impact of wildfires
The Biden administration funded a series of experiments in which small animals were harmed to improve the scientific ...
Axios on MSN11d
New research shows the hidden health harms of wildfire smoke
Wildfire smoke's toxic reach extends far beyond the flames, new research shows. Why it matters: The health impacts of ...
ABC Action News11d
How exposure to wildfire smoke can put your health at risk
As wildfires rage in southern California, Scripps News spoke with Dr. Omer Awan, a professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, about the health risks involved for those nearby.
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LA fires: Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke is poorly understood − and a growing risk
Luke Montrose, Colorado State University (THE CONVERSATION) Millions of people across the Los Angeles area are being exposed to wildfire smoke as fires burn through homes and vehicles. The fires in ...
How Wildfire Smoke Affects Your Health
The widespread fires that are devastating the Los Angeles area is one of the most destructive in the city's history, but the impact of it extends far beyond structural damage. Sneaky-small particles ...