$1 Trillion in US Wages Has Gone Up in Smoke: Mark Gongloff

The climate emergency has produced several on-the-nose metaphorical moments lately, such as an art museum founded by oil baron J. Paul Getty being threatened by the Palisades fire in Los Angeles in January or a superyacht’s fireworks sparking a wildfire in Greece last year. But nothing tops how more than $1 trillion in US wages has gone up in literal smoke from fires hundreds of miles away, according to a new study.

It’s a reminder that climate change is no longer a problem for our grandchildren but is inflicting profound economic and health damage right now. It’s also a reminder there are ...