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Itorri Sontag's avatar

I know how jaded what I’m about to say will make me sound, but as a resident of Salt Lake, I live in one of the cities with the worst year-round air pollution in the U.S. When I see notices of an AQI in another state of 150-160, my first thought is “that’s not too bad” and then I remember that that shouldn’t be normal anywhere.

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Jan Hempstead, RN's avatar

It’s definitely getting worse over upstate NY.

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Dr. Lisa's avatar

Our local news says to stay inside if we are sensitive. MMM, now how would one know if one stays inside?

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SharonBCCanada's avatar

Wildfire smoke also increases the risk of COVID. I shared at least one article on this on Facebook a couple years ago.

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