The Unequal Social Consequences of Wildfire Smoke in California
Author(s): Christine Eriksen, Gregory Simon
Publisher(s): Bay Nature
Publication Year: 2021
Around the US American West, wildfires are increasing in size and frequency. In California, the list of Top-20 records are telling: 15 of the most destructive, nine of the largest, and seven of the deadliest wildfires have occurred since 2015. In this article for Bay Nature, CSS’ Christine Eriksen and Gregory Simon argue that wealth and vulnerability shape the impacts of wildfire smoke.