California Forests Are Disappearing–And So Are Air Pollution Disparities
The Lowe Down
MAY 12, 2023
California wildfires, 1980-2000 and 2001-2020 Source: California Fire Perimeters (1898-2020) dataset by Conservation Biology Institute. in the period 2006-2010. As the average air quality in 2006-2010 is 10.95, this is roughly a 1.4 This increase in forest fires makes it more difficult for the affluent to purchase clean air.
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