BAKERSFIELD, Calif.(KBAK/KBFX) — A dry and dusty day in Kern County can carry more than just tumbleweeds.
Public health officials said that dust could carry a potentially deadly threat. In April, Kern County Public Health officials announced that more people living in Kern County were infected and killed by Valley Fever complications in 2024 than in any other year.
A major contributor to that, Paul Rzucidlo, the assistant division director of Kern County Health Services, said worsening drought brought on by a changing climate…