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Air quality in some cities can be worse because of fireworks
The US’ Canada Day celebration in Montreal was cancelled due to poor air quality. The event was supposed to take place with fireworks, but they were called off amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier this month, La Jolla in California and Ocean Beach in Florida had switched to drone displays for Fourth of July celebrations after…
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A “full-blown meltdown,” according to Southwest, which canceled more than 2,800 flights.
A spokesperson for Southwest Airlines said the recent winterstorm is to blame for the cancellation of thousands of flights due to the Fourth of July holiday in the US, adding that the airline would be providing buses to area hotels. “We’ll have sufficient rooms for all customers who are affected by this disruption,” a Southwest…