The Health Toll of the California Fires

Coughing and itchy eyes are only the beginning

Angela Lashbrook
Elemental
Published in
5 min readOct 30, 2019

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AsAs I write this, Northern California’s Kincade Fire in Sonoma County covers 113 square miles — roughly double the size of the entire city of San Francisco. In Southern California, the Getty Fire rages, threatening thousands of homes as well as the priceless art of the famous Getty Museum. Several other fires have…

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Angela Lashbrook
Elemental

I’m a columnist for OneZero, where I write about the intersection of health & tech. Also seen at Elemental, The Atlantic, VICE, and Vox. Brooklyn, NY.