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Years of progress towards cleaning up America’s air is being wiped out by wildfire smoke
An analysis of 545 counties in 2000-2007 in the US found that the impact of air pollution control on life expectancy in the country from 2000 to 2007 was similar regardless of whether people were living in wildfire smoke particles or from other sources. “We found no significant difference in terms of longevity for people…
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Europe’s skies are clouded by smoke from Canada
The US National Weather Service said that the poor air quality caused by wildfire smoke in Canada could persist for a couple of days, though forecast specifics may change. Earlier, NASA released satellite images showing a smoke cloud over thousands of miles from the province of Quebec. Over 500 wildfires are burning in Canada and…