LA Wildfire Poisons City Areas
The small cities near LA face an unexpected consequence of the wildfires that swept through the area in mid-January. There is toxic waste across wide areas. It will remain, perhaps for decades. It will undermine the value of real estate and require residents to take special steps to meet their daily needs, such as accessing water.Â
According to Inside Climate News, work has started by looking at “health, environmental, data and wildfire risk assessment (by) researchers at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, the University of California, Davis and the University of Texas at Austin.”
Some homes not burned by the fires still face the risks of toxic water, as well as burnt paint, vegetation, ground cover, and items made of plastic. The test also includes air in the area.
Maui Fires
The researchers compare the LA problem to related disasters in Maui that occurred in August 2023. The region also has lingering poisons. Additionally, scientists want to understand the long-term health risks associated with hurricanes.
In general, people believe that disasters last only as long as it takes to rebuild an area. Granted, when the destruction is bad enough, that can take years. However, there are also hidden effects, including contaminated water, damaged infrastructure, and polluted land. Research on this problem is just beginning.
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