Canadian Wildfire Smoke Blankets US Cities, Creating Dangerous Air Quality Crisis
Sourced from 6 publications
- •Smoke from over 120 Canadian wildfires created dangerous air pollution across major US cities including New York and Chicago, per Wired.
- •Roughly 5.9 million acres burned in Canada during the season, according to government data cited by France24.
- •NPR compared the health impact of breathing the smoke to smoking half a pack of cigarettes daily, while phys.org reported wildfire smoke kills tens of thousands globally each year.
- •Health officials recommended N95 masks, HEPA purifiers, and staying indoors to reduce exposure.
- •Wildfire extent across the Northern Hemisphere is increasing as global temperatures rise, according to research cited by phys.org.
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Wildfire smoke kills tens of thousands of people a year. Here's how it attacks t...
phys
What Cities From Chicago to Washington, DC, Look Like Under a Blanket of Wildfir...
Wired
Wildfire smoke is like smoking 'half a pack a day.' Here's how to protect yourse...
NPR News
What to know about bad air caused by wildfires and how to protect yourself
PBS NewsHour
Wildfire smoke: How to protect yourself when air quality worsens
Euronews
'Like smoking cigarettes all day': Chicago chokes in wildfire smoke-heavy air
France24
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