In the pilot episode of ABC10’s new series, The New Normal, California’s leaders tell us we’ve entered a “new normal” of more intense wildfires. ABC10 explores the recent California wildfires, what experts are doing to prevent deadly mega-fires, and the struggles between letting fires burn and air pollution.
Anthony Wexler shows ABC10 the mobile air monitoring stations used to measure wildfire smoke and how the pollution is a big obstacle to the burning plan.
Watch the entire episode this Friday at 11pm on ABC10 or on YouTube below:
Nineteen researchers from the University of California, Davis, have been named in the annual Highly Cited Researchers 2018 list released by Clarivate Analytics. The list identifies exceptional scientists and social scientists who have demonstrated significant influence by publishing multiple papers that rank in the top 1 percent by citations in a particular field and year, over a 10-year period.
With the immediate dangers of the Northern California wildfires under control, scientists from UC Davis begin to explore the long-term effects and impact of the smoke on our health. The Center for Health and Environment looked at filters that collected particulates during the wildfires.
What is normally collected over four weeks in a filter accumulated in just six hours. That's what our lungs filtered as well.
Although California’s worst wildfire ever is now 100% contained, Bustle explores the lingering effects on the air quality and what it means for residences. Experts Anthony Wexler and Laura Kate Bender explain how to use the Air Quality Index (AQI) to check for dangers and keep yourself safe.
While the smoke from the California wildfires have been forcing Californians to stay indoors or cover up, the rest of the country wasn’t visibly affected initially. However smoke plumes can now be seen all the way across to the East Coast.
Anthony Wexler explores what is causing such poor levels of air quality, why short-term solutions aren’t working, and what we can do to mitigate these scenarios.
National Public Radio shares an update on the California Wildfires and how the smoke is affecting people far and wide. "This is a whole new game" said Dr. Tony Wexler. Raquel Maria Dillon of KQED said Dr. Wexler emphasized that people exposed to heavy smoke over days, weeks, and even months could have adverse health implications, which is a concrete effect of climate change.
“Waking Up to Wildfires” premieres November 4th at the Sebastiani Theatre!
The October 2017 Fire Siege was the most destructive fire Northern California had ever seen, taking 44 lives, burning almost 9,000 structures, and scorching 245,000 acres. One year later, many survivors are just getting back on their feet as they head into another wildfire season. Emmy-winning filmmaker Paige Bierma has been documenting the recovery in the North Bay over the past year. Bierma’s film “Waking Up to Wildfires” premieres on Sunday, November 4, 2018 at the Sebastiani Theatre in Sonoma.
