Wildfire
Higher temperatures and erratic rainfall have fueled California’s recent wildfires, which have become the most damaging in the state’s history.
The Challenge
Wildfires present dangers to our physical environment, climate future, and even public health. In 2020 alone, 4.5 million Californians were exposed to toxic emissions from wildfire smoke. In addition, wildfire-related displacement is a significant issue in California as wildfires continue to become more destructive year after year, exacerbated by decades of insufficient investment in forest management
Solutions
Climate Resolve is advocating for California to allocate more funding and resources to combat wildfires, as well as exercise better fuel treatment practices based on regional needs. We are also encouraging developers to implement fire-wise community planning.
PAST PROJECTS
The Vast Scope of Damage
Senior Technical Analyst Kristopher Eclarino compares the destruction caused by the Eaton and Palisades Fires to that of the World Trade Center to conceptualize the volume of hazardous pollutants produced by the fires.
Population Movement Data Reveals Where People Went During and After the Pacific Palisades and Eaton Wildfires
Data captured by Data for Good at Meta reveals which communities received higher concentrations of evacuees from the 2025 Southern California Wildfire events.
Workers Confront Extreme Heat and Wildfire Smoke in California
Climate Resolve is pleased to publish Exhausted! Workers Confront Extreme Heat and Wildfire Smoke in California, an in-depth report on how climate change is impacting workers in the Golden State.
Lessons from the Woolsey Fire Report
With support from Resilient Cities Catalyst and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Climate Resolve investigated how Californians responded to the Woolsey Fire.
