Catherine Banach

Air Quality during and after the 2025 Los Angeles, California Fires and the Utility of Potassium as a Fire Tracer

Wildland–urban interface fires are becoming more frequent, and their impacts on adjacent urban centers are increasing. In January 2025, the Eaton and Palisades fires burned over 18,000 structures and 15,000 hectares of urban and wildlands and blanketed parts of Southern California, USA, in smoke and dust. Here, we co...