People are fleeing to Central California. But living there has growing risks.
"Dust events are a big problem, especially in the Central Valley, and have not gotten enough attention," UC Merced professor Adeyemi Adebiyi said in a May 2025 article published by the university.
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Since Covered California went into effect more than ten years ago, millions of state residents have relied on the program to obtain healthcare, year after year.