Wildfire Smoke Causes U.S. Air Quality Alerts and Health Risks
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Wildfire smoke from Canada has caused air quality alerts across the US Midwest and Northeast, with smoke from over 200 wildfires in Canada drifting southward due to high-pressure systems, leading to health concerns especially for vulnerable populations, and exacerbated by climate change which fuels more intense wildfires.
- Millions are under air quality alerts as wildfire smoke blankets large swaths of U.S. NBC News
- Smoke Prompts Air Quality Alerts From Central Canada to the Northeastern U.S. The New York Times
- Wildfire smoke is like smoking 'half a pack a day.' Here's how to protect yourself NPR
- Air quality today in Massachusetts likely to be worst of the year due to Canadian wildfire smoke CBS News
- Where skies will be smoky this week — and where the haze is coming from The Washington Post
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