without weighing it down. try pantene. firefighters are racing to contain the dixie wildfire in northern california. the fire is now the second largest in state history. it s burned through more than 750 square miles so far. to put that in context, the burned area is now more than three times the size of chicago. and right now, the fire is just 21% contained and still growing. while the exact cause of the dixie fire is still under investigation, california s governor says one thing is clear, climate change is making wildfire seasons worse. reporter: the smoke is thick and unhealthy. if you look behind me, you re
these wildfire seasons will become year round. you can see it in salt lake city behind you. it s like being in a soup bowl down there where the valley will not clear out. can you clarify for me on the covid portion, do the studies give a connection between making covid worse or easier to catch when the air quality is this bad? . this particular study is about catching covid, not how it becomes worse. if you talk to health experts can it be about contracting in rino last year. appreciate that, cal, thank you. and we ll have aman and it is planning to make an announcement this morning. beads.s morning.
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flooding, in over 900 villages. in china over a million people have been displaced. one city saw a year s worth of water in three days time. in belgium cars were washed away. more than 200 people have already died there from flooding in the region. now to an alarming new study here in the united states. in the midst of one of the worth wildfire seasons, researchers in nevada have found a link between the inhalation of wildfire smoke and increased risk of the coronavirus. tell us what experts are saying about some of the health risks. yes, we know the immediate impacts of wildfires.
change is affecting things where you are? it’s change is affecting things where you are? it s actually very similar. where you are? it s actually very similar, but where you are? it s actually very similar, but we re - where you are? it s actually i very similar, but we re seeing. people refer to these changes where seeing is like weather patterns on steroids, meaning that now you can hit these new extremes or these heatwaves are becoming more likely. you can see the trend clearly here in california and will be one of the most significant impacts we ve seen just the most significant impacts we ve seenjust in the most significant impacts we ve seen just in the last two decades other wildfires we have also been covered extensively by bbc. 85% of these have occurred, the top largest wildfires, just since 2000 so since we have seen these rising temperatures, more frequent heatwaves, more expensive droughts like we are enduring now, wildfire seasons are starting earlier and they ve be