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California Firefighters Use Supercomputers to Forecast Wildfires
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They can harness a flood of real-time data to make better forecasts for wildfires. But getting fire agencies to trust them is a challenge.
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See the Camp Fire Smoke From Space
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See before and after satellite images of the smoke from the Camp Fire, now the deadliest and most destructive fire in California history.
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E-Cigarette Health Risks: What We Know, What We Don't
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Preliminary research suggests e-cigarettes may harm the lungs and heart, but vaping hasn't been around for long enough to know a lot about its health impacts.
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UCSF Study Probes Long-Term Effects of Head Trauma — and Not Just in Football
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The study will try to determine why some patients are able to shake off head trauma, while others are plagued with long-term and sometimes fatal consequences.
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How Particulate Respirator Masks Work
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These masks are used widely outside our current poor-air-quality recommendations, from medical to industrial to consumer settings. So, what are these masks and how are they protecting us?
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