Wildfires Archives

10.05.2023 graphs showing the increasing amounts of smoke exposure due to wildfires from 2011-2021

Fire Is Catching

Smoke exposure from wildfires does not affect communities equally, with areas with higher social vulnerability scores experiencing the greatest health risks after exposure.

Fellow Kara Schmidt

09.21.2023 line graph depicting the distance of inpatient facilities from fire threat zones in California

Burning Threat to Hospitals

In California, approximately 50% of inpatient hospital beds are located within one mile of a high fire threat zone. As wildfire season continues to grow longer and more severe, hospitals need wildfire evacuation plans.

Fellow Caroline Dignard

10.12.2022 wildfire

Feeling the Heat

California residents living through more frequent wildfires had varied experiences due to environmental, social, and economic factors.

Fellow Connor McCombs

12.10.2021 wildfire data

Up in Flames

Projection maps show that the threat of wildfires will only escalate due to climate change, and the disruption goes beyond acreage destroyed.

Fellow Devin O'Donnell

07.09.2021 wildfire

The “New Normal” Requires New Solutions

Ongoing community-wide impacts following a wildfire disaster can have long-term ripple effects impacting those displaced and others nearby.

Guest Author Annie Rosenthal

11.02.2017 a map of europe with different colored areas

There’s No Escaping Climate Change

A recent study in the Lancet finds two out of three Europeans could be affected by weather-related disasters by 2071.

Fellow Qing Wai Wong

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