The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls,South Dakota, said that some areas may experience minor reductions in visibility and deteriorated air quality due to surface smoke on Tuesday. However, air quality is expected to improve compared to Monday, as the smoke remains mostly aloft. As the smo...
Minnesota has been hit with more smoke from the Canada wildfires. How does breathing in wildfire smoke compare to smoking?
This is where things get tricky. The EPA says that in some cases, you shouldn't use a portable air conditionerif it has a single hose vented out of a window.This results in more smoke coming in from the outside into the inside of your home. Opt for another option instead. If you h...
The year began with an unprecedented fire event in Australia, where wildfire smoke in the capital city of Canberra registeredthe worstair quality readings in the world on January 1. TheCanberra Timesreported that smoke billowing through the city exceeded the “hazardous” threshold by over a factor...
In addition to air contaminants in smoke, wildland firefighters may also be exposed to crystalline silica from soil and ash.3 As the total number of burned acres has increased, so has the number of lost homes and structures due to the expansion of the wildland-urban interface (WUI), where ...
M. J. S. Satellite-based comparison of fire intensity and smoke plumes from prescribed fires and wildfires in south-eastern Australia. Int. J. Wildland Fire 22, 121–129 (2012). Article Google Scholar Archibald, S., Scholes, R. J., Roy, D. P., Roberts, G. & Boschetti, L. ...
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