camp fire
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Dusting and Mopping Better Than Air Purifiers for Cleaning Indoor Air After a Wildfire
Even after smoke from a wildfire has visibly cleared, lingering toxins indoors can tank air quality and threaten our health. Harmful chemicals stick around on surfaces and release into the air—and, new research found, air filters won’t get rid of them. In a study published last month in Science Advances, scientists documented how smoke leaves…
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The Dixie Fire Is Now the Largest Single Wildfire in California History
Many parts of the world are on fire right now, but California is in a league of its own. The Dixie Fire, which is currently roaring through Northern California, has burned through 487,764 acres as of Tuesday morning, making it the second-largest overall fire in state history and the largest single fire on record in…
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Those Who Wish Me Dead Is a Failure of a Film in a World on Fire
An Angelina Jolie wildfire movie is every disasterologist’s dream, but Those Who Wish Me Dead ignores our current nightmare. Instead of leaving us with a high from an action-packed Jolie film, we were left wondering why Hollywood isn’t doing more to help us through our collective anxieties in the midst of a pandemic and a…
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PG&E Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter For Camp Fire Deaths
California utility PG&EÂ is officially pleading guilty to manslaughter charges related to the deadly Camp Fire in 2018.