Wildfires are growing under climate change, and their smoke threatens farmworkers, study says

Wildfires are growing under climate change, and their smoke threatens farmworkers, study says






















As climate change increases the frequency and intensity of wildfires around the world, a new study shows that farmworkers are paying a heavy price by being exposed to high levels of air pollution. And in Sonoma County, the focus of the work, researchers found that a program aimed at determining when it was safe to work during wildfires did not adequately protect farmworkers.

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Wildfires are growing under climate change, and their smoke threatens farmworkers, study says

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