Learning to Live With Wildfire Smoke in the West

Over the past few days, the mountains of Santa Barbara have slowly disappeared in a cloud of smoke. As the Thomas Fire continues to burn along the coast, Santa Barbara’s green slopes have faded away behind a wall of yellow haze. The people of the American West are expected to endure more large, destructive wildfires in the future, the result of both climate changeand more development in wild areas. As a result, more communities will likely have to deal with extended periods of intense wildfire smoke. Public health agencies are just starting to figure out how to deal with that risk on a community level. We spoke with public-health researchers who have studied wildfire smoke, some of whom saw their own communities shrouded during brush fires this summer. Here’s what we learned...more

Check it out folks. Due to climate change and development, urban dwellers are facing health risks from more frequent and larger wildfires. Just wear your N95 mask or rush to your "clean air center". Don't worry about Congress, the courts and improper management of federal resources.. 

This is a great example of treating the symptoms instead of the disease.