How Wildfire Smoke Affects Your Health—and How You Can Protect Yourself
As a series of massive fires continues to blaze through the Los Angeles area, blanketing neighborhoods with smoke and forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes, air quality remains unhealthy throughout many parts of the county. Wildfire smoke is a mixture of water vapor, gases, and microscopic particles known as particulate matter. The smallest […]
How To Protect Yourself From LA’s Wildfire Smoke
PACIFIC PALISADES, CA – JANUARY 07: Residents evacuate their home as a brush fire, pushed by gusting … [+] Santa Ana winds, burns on Jan. 7, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California. Six fires throughout the Los Angeles area have forced some residents to evacuate amid life-threatening and destructive winds. (Photo by Qian Weizhong/VCG […]
How to Stop Wildfire Smoke Damaging Your Health
THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. When wildfires rage, the immediate threat is obvious—but smoke from the fires actually kills far more people than the flames. As fires become more frequent, that smoke is leading to a public health crisis. In a new study published in the journal Science […]