Jamie Hailstone is a UK-based reporter, who covers sustainability, focussing on pollution, the circular economy and calls for healthier cities. He’s covered electric school buses, air quality and plastic pollution in the oceans. Previously, Hailstone was editor of Environment Journal Online and Air Quality News.
2018 in Paradise, California . Fueled by high winds and low humidity, the rapidly spreading Camp Fire has ripped through the town of Paradise and has quickly charred 18,000 acres and has destroyed dozens of homes in a matter of hours. The fire is currently at zero containment. Wildfire smoke in California has been linked with a 76% increase in the rate of asthma exacerbations for children, according to a new analysis.
Researchers found children who lived in areas with lower rates of home ownership and education were at a 51% and 45% higher risk of emergency department visits related to asthma, respectively. Mendez said black Americans are still three times more likely to die from asthma and five times more likely to be treated emergency room.
Looking forward, he said it important to tackle the causes of wildfires and climate change by reducing our carbon footprint.
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