Masri interviewed about LA fires

On January 10th, AirUCI Associate Specialist Shair Masri was interviewed on Capital and Main about the firestorm decimating whole neighborhoods in Los Angeles.  His 2022 study linked rising PM2.5 levels in California to wildfires and, to a lesser extent, heat waves. His study found that the number of census tracts in California which experienced major wildfires nearly doubled from 2000 to 2020.  Shahir spoke about climate change, air quality, and more. Read the article.