According to the study, researchers estimated that when the Eaton Fire was at the peak of structural burning, approximately 7 ...
A home burns in the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, on 8 January 2025. (AP Photo/Nic Coury, File) When the Santa Ana wind ...
Caltech scientists have published the first detailed analysis of the atmospheric particles in the smoke plume from the Eaton ...
The report analyzed the stark differences in chemical makeup and toxicity between wildland fire smoke and urban fire smoke plumes. Researchers are calling for more public health studies.
Smoke from the Eaton Fire had a sharply different chemical makeup from typical wildfire smoke, with toxic-metal levels ...
Air quality downwind of the fires saw sharp, immediate increases in harmful pollutants — most notably airborne lead, which surged up to 250 times above normal baseline levels during active burning.
Emergency room visits for heart attacks, lung illness and severe systemic symptoms rose sharply among Pasadena-area residents exposed to smoke from the Eaton Fire in Altadena and the Palisades Fire, ...
Smoke from the Boyle Heights warehouse fire served as a reminder this past week of how harmful fire smoke can be in Southern California. For some homeowners in the Eaton and Palisades Fire burn zones, ...
A new study from UCLA provides insights into how the January 2025 Eaton fire affected air quality downwind, showing how levels of toxic airborne contaminants spiked and then dissipated as the burning ...