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- Miriam E. MarlierUniversity of California-Los Angeles (UCLA)
- Michael J. GollnerUniversity of California-Berkeley
- University of California-Berkeley
- University of California-Merced
Wildfire frequency and severity are increasing in many locations around the world. Wildfires emit particles and trace gases that are harmful to public health. In this talk, I will share results from several projects around the world that are evaluating the impact that wildfire emissions can have on air pollution and public health outcomes. First, I will discuss how a long-term longitudinal survey data in Indonesia, the Indonesia Family Life Survey, has been used to measure morbidity outcomes from air pollution exposure. Second, I will present work from a project in California to link drought and climate change to wildfires and public health impacts. Using a fine resolution fire emissions inventory, this study analyzes how recent record-breaking fires across the state have contributed to population-level exposure to air pollution. Finally, I will link these two case studies to explore connections between changes in land management and climate in driving wildfire-related pollution impacts.
Cataloging Information
- air pollution
- air quality
- climate change
- drought
- Indonesia
- land management
- morbidity
- PM - particulate matter
- PM2.5
- public health
- remote sensing
- wildfires