Wildfires

California’s recent storms and cooler temperatures haven’t been enough to bring the state out of drought, though rain in the few months helped contain the Dixie Fire, the second largest in California history. But, the health effects of wildfires last much longer. And as historic blazes become the norm each year, researchers are trying to keep up –– studying how they are impacting the people that live and breathe the air around them. KALW’s Angela Johnston reports on a new study that links exposure to wildfire smoke and preterm birth.

We dig into the alarming rise in drug overdoses in San Francisco, followed by a conversation about whether and how to rebuild after wildfires and close with an interview of "Mr. Jiu's in Chinatown" writer Tienlon Ho.

More than 360,000 homes across 36 counties and 17 tribal lands are affected by the outages that began last night, when gusts of over 70 miles per hour…

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is better known as Cal Fire. This year, it has fully extended its resources to deal with an…

Wildfires have caused record-breaking stretches of bad air quality in the Bay Area these last few years. In this interview, Dr. Gina Solomon from UCSF and…

On this edition of Your Call, we're getting an update on the ongoing wildfires in Northern California. We're now approaching a record four million acres…

The Glass and Zagg fires in Sonoma, Napa, and Shasta county have burned tens of thousands of acres, taking with them homes and infrastructure. 70,000…

On this edition of Your Call, we’re discussing the factors that are contributing to wildfires across the West. More than five million acres have already…

On this edition of Your Call’s One Planet Series, we're getting an update on the devastating fires in Oregon. More than 40,000 people have fled their…

A record amount of California is burning, spurred by a nearly 20-year mega-drought. To the north, parts of Oregon that don’t usually catch fire are in…