California Wildfires: Analyzing Environmental, Health, And Regional Impacts With Air Quality Correlations

Shishir Kumar Das (Southeast Missouri State University)
Eshmi Rai (Southeast Missouri State University)

BULLET : Jurnal Multidisiplin Ilmu
Vol. 4 No. 1 (2025): BULLET : Jurnal Multidisiplin Ilmu

Wildfire activity has become one of the most sensational and urgent issues in the United States after the Tornadoes event. Overviewing the chronological data of the past 24 years, it has been observed that wildfires have increased in severity, frequency and intensity, posing serious detrimental impacts on the health of humankind, and ecological disturbance. This research analyzes wildfire occurrence data across California from 2000 to 2023 using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to identify patterns of wildfire activity, mapping affected areas focused on land and forest. It also highlights the correlation between wildfires and PM2.5 & ozone pollutants to measure the Air Quality Index (AQI).