Drought, climate change increase intensity of California wildfires
- Abstract
Because of the continuing California drought, authorities predicted another dangerous year, and the Sherpa Fire is one of 1,800 wildfires state and forest service firefighters have battled since January. In a June 1 Letter to the Editor, “SLO County tackles the health effects of climate change,” rising temperatures, frequent wildfires and drought were included by San Luis Obispo County’s health officer, Penny Borenstein in a list of climate change-caused events that impact human health.
- Resource Type
- Letter to the editor
- Author
- Marcus Yam
- Publication
- The Tribune
- Date
- June 22, 2016
- Organization Type
- News
- Health and Human Impacts
- Food security Heat illness/extreme temperature
- Climate and Environmental Impacts
- Drought Wildfires
- Solutions
- Climate mitigation/GHG reduction Sustainable agriculture/local food systems
- Other
- Advocacy Co-benefits/co-harms