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Smoke and Ash Made More Toxic by the Contents of Burning Homes Threaten Residents of LA and Beyond

Inside Climate News · By Audrey Gray and Andrew Robinson · last updated
Public health officials and researchers urge the public to cover up outside and clean carefully indoors, but many low-income and disabled residents, and those lacking air conditioning, have difficulty staying safe in bad air.

By Audrey Gray and Andrew Robinson

LOS ANGELES—The air here has many flavors this week, none of them reassuring: Smoky. Acrid. Unidentifiable.