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Wildfire smoke delivers a 'double hit' to air quality

Researchers found that wildfire smoke can raise ozone to dangerous levels, posing hidden health risks even in remote areas.

One-two punch of wildfire smoke is wrecking air quality in the US

Air quality has taken a serious hit across the United States as a two-fold blow of wildfires in the West and in Canada have ...

Air quality maps show how Canadian wildfire smoke is affecting U.S.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires is causing air quality concerns for millions of Americans in the Midwest and Northeast.  Air ...
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Active Wildfires Intensify Air Quality Crisis

Smoke will be transported by the wind, in the same direction, from active wildfire sites. In consequence, neighboring ...
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Canadian Wildfire Smoke will again be in the Air Today and Wednesday in the Twin Cities.

Air Quality will be Poor at times Today especially now until the early afternoon then some improvement in Air Quality between ...

Canadian wildfire map: Smoke lingers in Vermont. When will air quality improve?

Smoke from hundreds of wildfires in Canada is lingering over the northern U.S., spreading across to roughly a dozen states ...

Wildfire Smoke Chokes Canada and U.S., Triggering Air Quality Alerts

Canada is battling more than 700 active wildfires across the country, roughly two-thirds of which are burning out of control, ...

Is that wildfire smoke plume hazardous? New satellite tech can map smoke plumes in 3D for better air quality alerts at neighborhood scale

For most of the past decade, forecasters have been able to use satellites to track these smoke plumes, but the view was only ...