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As Wildfire Smoke Increases Bad-Air Days, Are Government Agencies Doing Enough? - Inside Climate News
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American Opinion: That hazy sky out there isn’t harmless
Last week as temperatures finally reached acceptable June levels, Chicagoans prepared to step outside — onto patios and rooftops, into a park or along our gorgeous lakefront. Everything looks relatively normal out there. But it’s not. The Illinois EPA reported on June 5 that the Chicago area’s air quality is unhealthy, not just for sensitive groups but for everyone. Why? Canadian wildfires continue to rage up north and plumes of smoke still clou…
As Wildfire Smoke Increases Bad-Air Days, Are Government Agencies Doing Enough? - Inside Climate News
Toxic air spreads hundreds or even thousands of miles from where wildfires burn. Last week, Chicago felt the sting—and warnings weren’t enough to protect health.By Leigh GiangrecoCHICAGO—As Canadian wildfire smoke moved south into the American Midwest last week, this city experienced not only some of the worst air quality in the United States, but in the entire world.
Although it is usually Los Angeles or Miami that top the air quality lists, this week it was Chicago that surprised to lead the air pollution ranking in the United States, and even globally. Only Dakar, in Senegal, surpassed it in levels of pollution, according to the index published by IQAir.On June 5, the grey skies over Chicago were not the result of urban smog, but of the smoke of Canadian forest fires that was carried by the winds toward th…
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Impacts Air Quality in the Midwest and Northeast
Smoke from Canadian wildfires is prompting air quality warnings across the Midwest and Northeastern US this Thursday as forests in North Korea continue to burn at a historic rate reminiscent of the extreme fire season of 2023. Air pollution levels have surged in cities including Minneapolis, Green Bay, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Columbus, Pittsburgh, Washington, Philadelphia, and [...] The post Canadian Wildfire Smoke Impacts Air Quality in the M…
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