Wildfires in 2021 emitted a record-breaking amount of carbon dioxide
UC Irvine-led study found northern-latitude forest fires to be the highest source
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Earth guardians
UCI researchers seek solutions to the many effects of climate change
UCI’s Michael Méndez to lead press conference at UN climate change summit
Event will focus on California’s efforts to advance environmental justice
UCI’s Shahir Masri is co-first author of study showing how chemical intolerances develop
Shahir Masri, Sc.D., a research specialist in air pollution exposure assessment and epidemiology in UCI’s Program in Public Health, is co-first author of a study that demonstrates evidence of the mechanism for how and why people develop unexplained intolerances to chemicals, foods and drugs. Findings are published online in the journal Environmental Sciences Europe. Although […]
UCI Public Health launches Center for Environmental Health Disparities Research
Center will be a regional leader in promoting health equity and environmental justice through public health research and practice
In Brazil’s Acre, smoke from fires threatens health, could worsen COVID-19
Mongabay, Aug. 18, 2021
Wildfire smoke could raise risk of severe Covid and death, study finds
NBC News, Aug. 13, 2021
What you should know about wildfire smoke exposure and COVID-19
Verywell Health, July 30, 2021
Increased use of household fireworks creates a public health hazard, UCI study finds
Impacts are most pronounced in Southern California’s low-income communities
California wildfires disproportionately affect elderly and poor residents, UCI study finds
California’s wildfire burn area has increased by more than 23,000 acres per year over the past two decades, and the number of people who have been adversely affected has nearly doubled. In a paper published recently in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, UCI researchers show that elderly and low-income residents have […]