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Air Quality Endangered by Fires in Washington

Forest fires that have blazed for days in central Washington state have taken a toll on the region’s air quality, state officials said Thursday, with smoke darkening the skies and residents told to stay indoors with their windows shut. Near … Continue reading

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Air quality worsens, Missoula Valley sees influx of smoke

Montana’s air quality is continuing to deteriorate in some areas, with both the Bitterroot and Gallatin Valleys reporting unhealthy conditions Thursday because of fire smoke. Missoula, Frenchtown, Great Falls, Billings and Helena have had varied air quality throughout the day. … Continue reading

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Air Quality In Central, Southern Oregon Suffering As Wildfires Burn

Smoke from wildfires is continuing to cause poor air quality in parts of Southern and Central Oregon. According to the state Department of Environmental Quality, there’s enough smoke in the air in Klamath Falls to be considered unhealthy. In Enterprise, … Continue reading

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Spain – EU highest level of Natural pollutants in the air

A recent report released from EU body, the European Environment Agency (EEA), found the highest levels of natural pollutants were in Spain, which frequently experiences forest fires, most recently this month and more catastrophically in the last few days. Out … Continue reading

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Gas from pollutants, forest fires at potentially toxic levels

Forest fires and emission of air pollutants, which include fumes from vehicles running on diesel and slow burning of coal and charcoal, release isocyanic acid in the troposphere. In 2011, scientists first detected isocyanic acid in the ambient atmosphere at … Continue reading

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Bay Area faces another Spare the Air day

A warming trend this week should peak Wednesday with highs breaking 100 degrees in the East Bay, prompting the third Spare the Air alert this summer. High temperatures stir up pollutants and smog, turning the air particularly unhealthy, said Lisa Fasano, … Continue reading

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Colorado Springs under threat as 32,000 flee fire

More than 32,000 people were forced to flee their homes as a raging wildfire threatening the US city of Colorado Springs doubled in size overnight. Traffic and smoke choked the streets as people hurried to evacuate the city and the … Continue reading

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Forest fires still rage in the Western United States

Forest fires are still sweeping the Western part of the United States. Click below to see a map of the areas that are badly affected and keep up to date with the measures currently being employed by the rescue services … Continue reading

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