After the Fires: A Limited Podcast Series

In this limited series, find out what Caltech scientists on campus and at JPL are learning, as they’re learning it.   In this episode, hear an interview with Professor Michael Lamb and graduate student Emily Geyman about their work to study the science of post-wildfire debris flows and how the data they’ve collected since the Eaton Fire is providing new insights into this natural hazard.   This ep...

In this limited series, find out what Caltech scientists on campus and at JPL are learning, as they’re learning it.  In this episode, learn more about lead that was released into the environment during the Eaton fire. Hear from Caltech scientists who are testing the ash and dust outside and in homes, plus a colleague from Chapman University who is testing soil on properties near the fire.  This ep...

In this limited series, find out what Caltech scientists on campus and at JPL are learning, as they’re learning it.   In this episode, “the Earthquake Lady” Lucy Jones shares how lessons about disaster response and recovery learned from decades as a seismologist apply to the 2025 fires. Hear Jones’s insights into how communities confront events like these and remain resilient.   This episode was p...

In this limited series, find out what Caltech scientists on campus and at JPL are learning, as they’re learning it.  In this episode, you’ll hear about the air and soil data scientists collected and analyzed during and after the fires and how that can help us understand potential health risks.  This episode was produced by the Caltech Office of Strategic Communications and Caltech Academic Media T...