West U.S. Increasing wild forest fires are taking a devastating toll on the region’s air quality, according to a new study. Forest fire fumes now account for half of air pollution in horrific forest years. Scientists at Stanford University and UC San Diego have found that toxic plumbing fumes, which …
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Grand County, Thursday morning At 9:15 a.m., Rocky Mountain National Park announced a closure for visitors due to fire activity on the west side of Continental Divide. “Currently, air quality is dangerous,” Park tweeted. Hart van Danberg / CPR NewsA roadblock on Hwy. Gran 34, Thursday morning Gran Kto. 22, …
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Golden State is trying to increase the number of cases of coronavirus that started in the summer when dozens of wildfires are burning and the smoke makes it difficult to breathe. Then, if not enough crises, Southern California was hit by another crisis – an earthquake. Officials said more than …
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In the Purple Air air-quality map on Friday, September 11, 2020, most parts of the west coast are shown with dangerous levels of pollution from wildfire smoke. Screenshots As record fires wreak havoc in the western United States, they are releasing large amounts of smoke and ash into the atmosphere, …
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Portland, Ore. (Reuters) – An unprecedented outbreak of deadly wildfires in Oregon on Friday, with every 100,000 people under evacuation warnings – stable firefighters took advantage of improved weather to advance the blaze. . Thousands of homes have been destroyed in wind-swept hurricanes, large summer fires in the western United …
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