Rong Fu says new research might have even underestimated carbon emissions impact

Katerina Jowid
May 16, 2023
SLAGC News and Events

Publication: L.A. Times

UCLA Expert: Rong Fu: Professor, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences; Vice Chair, Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Department; Director,UCLA Joint Institute for Regional Earth System Science and Engineering

Synopsis: Scientists discover that nearly 40% of wildfires in California can be traced back to carbon emissions.

UCLA News: Fu said that the study authors might have even underestimated the impacts of the companies’ emissions because they included aerosol emissions in their calculations. Fu has also studied the link between global warming and increasingly destructive wildfires.

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