More than 130,000 residents in the Los Angeles area are under evacuation order or alert as fires, driven by high winds, continue to spread rapidly. At least five people were killed and thousands of homes were destroyed.
Experts from McGill University are available to speak on this subject:
Parisa Ariya, James McGill Professor, Departments of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Chemistryis a world leader in the study of bioaerosol transmission, focusing on aerosols, gaseous pollutants and trace metals that affect Earth’s atmosphere and human health.
parisa.aria [at] mcgill.ca (French, English)
Scott Weichenthal, associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Healthis dedicated to the identification and assessment of environmental risk factors for chronic diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular disease.
-scott.weichthal [at] mcgill.ca (English)
Stéphane Bilodeau, associate professor in the Department of Bioengineering, studies engineering, environment, health, air quality and thermodynamics, which are notably integrated into disaster management and climate mitigation.
stephane.bilodeau3 [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)
