https://envisci.ucr.edu/ en https://envisci.ucr.edu/news/2024/09/10/qa-what-exactly-going-flames <span>Q&amp;A: What, exactly, is going up in flames?</span> <span><span>Mayra Gandarilla</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-09-17T11:27:07-07:00" title="Tuesday, September 17, 2024 - 11:27">Tue, 09/17/2024 - 11:27</time> </span> <a href="https://envisci.ucr.edu/news">More News</a> <picture> <source srcset="https://envisci.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_header_l/public/smoke-above-ucr.jpg?h=10cfd30f&amp;itok=etPeH5FM 1x" media="all and (min-width: 1401px)" type="image/jpeg" width="1170" height="450"> <source srcset="https://envisci.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_header_l/public/smoke-above-ucr.jpg?h=10cfd30f&amp;itok=etPeH5FM 1x" media="all and (min-width: 1025px) and (max-width: 1400px)" type="image/jpeg" width="1170" height="450"> <source srcset="https://envisci.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_header_m/public/smoke-above-ucr.jpg?h=10cfd30f&amp;itok=uOBjHkcl 1x" media="all and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px)" type="image/jpeg" width="1023" height="450"> <source srcset="https://envisci.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_header_s/public/smoke-above-ucr.jpg?h=10cfd30f&amp;itok=kawkEN46 1x" type="image/jpeg" width="767" height="767"> <img loading="eager" width="1170" height="450" src="https://envisci.ucr.edu/sites/default/files/styles/article_header_l/public/smoke-above-ucr.jpg?h=10cfd30f&amp;itok=etPeH5FM" alt="Smoke over UCR"> </picture> Jules Bernstein and David Danelski <time datetime="2024-09-10T12:00:00Z">September 10, 2024</time> <p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(69, 90, 100);font-family:&quot;Fira Sans Regular&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:1.125em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 1rem;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-rendering:optimizelegibility;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;">Several Southern California communities, including Riverside, are being hit with smoke from the huge Line Fire in the San Bernardino Mountains, creating what the Environmental Protection Agency classifies as “very unhealthy” air quality. UC Riverside experts on environmental pollution describe what we’re breathing, how long the airborne particles are likely to stick around, and what long-term effects they are having. Experts include:&nbsp;</p> <p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(69, 90, 100);font-family:&quot;Fira Sans Regular&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:1.125em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0in;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-rendering:optimizelegibility;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"><strong style="box-sizing:inherit;line-height:inherit;">James Gomez</strong>, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Earth &amp; Planetary Sciences&nbsp;</p> <p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(69, 90, 100);font-family:&quot;Fira Sans Regular&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:1.125em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0px 0px 0in;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-rendering:optimizelegibility;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"><strong style="box-sizing:inherit;line-height:inherit;">Markus Petters</strong>, professor, Department of Chemical &amp; Environmental Engineering<o:p style="box-sizing:inherit;"></o:p></p> <p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(69, 90, 100);font-family:&quot;Fira Sans Regular&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:1.125em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0in;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-rendering:optimizelegibility;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"><strong style="box-sizing:inherit;line-height:inherit;">Roya Bahreini</strong>, professor of atmospheric science<o:p style="box-sizing:inherit;"></o:p></p> <p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(69, 90, 100);font-family:&quot;Fira Sans Regular&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:1.125em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0in;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-rendering:optimizelegibility;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"><strong style="box-sizing:inherit;line-height:inherit;">William Porter</strong>, assistant professor, Department of Environmental Sciences<o:p style="box-sizing:inherit;"></o:p></p> <p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(69, 90, 100);font-family:&quot;Fira Sans Regular&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:1.125em;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.6;margin:0in;orphans:2;padding:0px;text-align:start;text-decoration-color:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-indent:0px;text-rendering:optimizelegibility;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;"><strong style="box-sizing:inherit;line-height:inherit;">Francesca Hopkins</strong>, associate professor of climate change and sustainability</p> <p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(69, 90, 100);font-family:&quot;Fira Sans Regular&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Roboto, Arial, 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