Health concerns over smoke in California

The World

The dense smoke from the forest fires in California is putting people’s health at risk. What are the risks and what can you do to mitigate them? Host Marco Werman speaks with The World’s Monica Campbell, who has relocated with her family away from San Francisco. Marco Werman also speaks with pulmonologist John Balmes, who is toughing it out at UC-Berkeley.

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