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California Forests Are Disappearing–And So Are Air Pollution Disparities

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California wildfires, 1980-2000 and 2001-2020 Source: California Fire Perimeters (1898-2020) dataset by Conservation Biology Institute. for 2016-2020. The 2018 Camp Fire, which destroyed the town of Paradise and claimed 85 lives, was one of the deadliest and most destructive wildfires occurring in recent years. in the period 2006-2010.

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