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UCANR: Building climate-resilient communities and ecosystems
Wildfire takes toll on mental, physical health of food producers
  • Author: Trina Kleist, UC Davis
Published on: January 2, 2025
Cows gather amid trees as wildfire smoke lingers in the air above
These cows are being rounded up to be evacuated, as the sky above them fills with smoke from an approaching wildfire. Photo by Tracy Schohr, UC ANR

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