A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire as it burns during a windstorm on the west side of Los Angeles, California, U.S. January 7.
Mandatory Credit:	Ringo Chiu/Reuters via CNN Newsource

A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire as it burns during a windstorm on the west side of Los Angeles, California, U.S. January 7.
Mandatory Credit: Ringo Chiu/Reuters via CNN Newsource

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Wildfires are a threat to mental health that can linger even years later

Dr. Jyoti Mishra personally knows how much stress can come with a wildfire. The associate director of the UC Climate Change and Mental Health Council and associate professor of psychiatry works at the University of California, San Diego. Her city isn’t currently experiencing wildfires, but her LA-based family has fled to her home.