The Disproportionate Effects of Wildfires on CA’s Indigenous Communities

In this Berkeley News article (link is external)describing the disproportionate effects of California’s wildfires on its indigenous communities, Rachel Morello-Frosch, faculty affiliate of Berkeley Center for Social Medicine, emphasizes the increasing importance of considering the effects of wildfire smoke on health. Touching on the prevalence of wildfires as a result of climate change, she argues for examining wildfires as an inclusive entity rather than on a case by case basis.