Wildfire smoke is always toxic. LA's is even worse.
Los Angeles residents are breathing bits of "cars, metal pipes, plastics." The health impacts could reverberate long after the fires are out.
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Maybe they'll see an increase in 9/11 first responder style cancers and lung issues over the next few years.
I think almost certainly. With the scale of the fire, I think a lot of people may see that increase.
Good thing 9/11 first responder were well taken care of.
Thankfully it didn't take a tv host to get it done like 20 years after the fact.
Given how this is becoming a yearly tradition, I'd expect that rise is already in progress.