Airborne Lead and Chlorine Levels Soared as L.A. Wildfires Raged

Airborne Lead and Chlorine Levels Soared as L.A. Wildfires Raged

At the height of the Los Angeles County wildfires, atmospheric concentrations of lead, a neurotoxin, reached 100 times average levels even miles from the flames, according to early detailed measurements obtained by The New York Times. Levels of chlorine, which is also toxic at low concentrations, reached 40 times the average. The spiking levels underscore […]

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‘We Couldn’t Stay’: A California Family’s Life After Evacuating

‘We Couldn’t Stay’: A California Family’s Life After Evacuating

new video loaded: ‘We Couldn’t Stay’: A California Family’s Life After Evacuating transcript Back transcript ‘We Couldn’t Stay’: A California Family’s Life After Evacuating Shortly after the fires began in Los Angeles, Bethany Martinez and her daughter evacuated their home on the Altadena-Pasadena border after losing power and heat. They’re waiting until they feel it’s […]

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‘They Barricaded Everything’: Living Inside an Evacuation Zone

‘They Barricaded Everything’: Living Inside an Evacuation Zone

Yeah, usually I go out in the mornings, take a ride up and down the streets, make sure everybody’s OK, make sure everybody’s got water. I grew up out here since I was a tiny kid, born and raised, and I don’t even recognize these streets. Everybody needs to evacuate. But I was still here. […]

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