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Al Bello/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. is nowhere near out of the woods from the dangers of smoke billowing from hundreds of wildfires burning throughout Canada. A grayish haze continued to linger over much of the Northeast on Monday, nearly a week after the air quality emergency in the region began to confine millions […]
Kadri Mohamed/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Canadian wildfires are impacting states as far south as Georgia, with New York City experiencing some of the worst air quality in the world. The wind conditions that are bringing plumes of smoke south are expected to last for several more days, experts say, as some fires […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Heavy blankets of smoke billowing over the U.S. from the wildfires burning in Canada are threatening the health of millions of people — even non-vulnerable populations with no preexisting conditions. But what about the smoke makes it so hazardous for humans to be around? Wildfire smoke contains fine particulate matter, known […]
OlgaMiltsova/iStock (CALIF.) — Due to the thick smoke from the Caldor Fire, the air quality near the Lake Tahoe area is nearly 40 times what the World Health Organization deems unhealthy, according to data from IQAir. For over two weeks, the Caldor Fire has swept across 177,260 acres of Northern California and only 14% of the fire […]
OlgaMiltsova/iStock (CALIF.) — Due to the thick smoke from the Caldor Fire, the air quality near the Lake Tahoe area is nearly 40 times what the World Health Organization deems unhealthy, according to data from IQAir. For over two weeks, the Caldor Fire has swept across 177,260 acres of Northern California and only 14% of the fire […]
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