How California can rebuild safer, more resilient cities after wildfires without pricing out workers

It starts with better building policies that recognize future risks, but there are many other important steps.

Nichole Wissman, Assistant Professor of Management, University of San Diego • conversation
Feb. 18, 2025 ~10 min

LA fires: Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke is a growing health risk, and not well understood

Human bodies aren’t prepared for the toxic chemicals in smoke, and the effects can be harmful in the short term and long term.

Luke Montrose, Assistant Professor of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University • conversation
Jan. 15, 2025 ~6 min


LA fires: Harm from long-term exposure to wildfire smoke is poorly understood − and it’s a growing risk

Human bodies aren’t prepared for the toxic chemicals in smoke, and the effects can be harmful in the short term and long term.

Luke Montrose, Assistant Professor of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University • conversation
Jan. 15, 2025 ~6 min

LA fires: Health impact of long-term exposure to wildfire smoke is poorly understood − and a growing risk

Human bodies aren’t prepared for the toxic chemicals in smoke, and the effects can be harmful in the short term and long term.

Luke Montrose, Assistant Professor of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University • conversation
Jan. 15, 2025 ~6 min

LA fires: Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke is poorly understood − and a growing risk

Human bodies aren’t prepared for the toxic chemicals in smoke, and the effects can be harmful in the short term and longterm.

Luke Montrose, Assistant Professor of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University • conversation
Jan. 15, 2025 ~6 min

LA fires: Why fast-moving wildfires and those started by human activities are more destructive and harder to contain

The causes of the wind-driven fires that burned thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area are under investigation, but there were no lightning strikes reported at the time.

Virginia Iglesias, Interim Earth Lab Director, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Jan. 13, 2025 ~8 min

LA fires: Why fast wildfires and those started by human activities are more destructive and harder to contain

The causes of the wind-driven fires that burned thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area are under investigation, but there were no lightning strikes reported at the time.

Virginia Iglesias, Interim Earth Lab Director, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Jan. 13, 2025 ~8 min

LA fires: Fast wildfires are more destructive and harder to contain

The causes of the wind-driven fires that burned thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area are under investigation, but there were no lightning strikes reported at the time.

Virginia Iglesias, Interim Earth Lab Director, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Jan. 13, 2025 ~8 min


Why wildfires started by human activities can be more destructive and harder to contain

The US has seen huge wildfires in recent years, and 2024 is no exception. The vast majority of those that affect communities are started by human activity.

Virginia Iglesias, Interim Earth Lab Director, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Oct. 8, 2024 ~8 min

The wildfires that led to mass extinction: a warning from California's Ice Age history – podcast

A changing climate, humans and fire were a deadly combination for the big animals that used to roam southern California. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Gemma Ware, Editor and Co-Host, The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation • conversation
Nov. 2, 2023 ~5 min

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