California’s Water Crisis

The raging wildfires in LA County are exacerbating California’s existing water scarcity crisis and adding the fear of contamination to the ever-growing list of dangers Californians face. Vox details the devastating consequences the fires have had on California’s insufficient water infrastructure, worsening the effect of the fires on the communities. Byproducts of the fires, like debris and ash, as well as chemicals found in flame retardants and backflow of untreated water, can contaminate resident’s already reduced water supply. Read more here.