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“In Yellowknife, where the skies have turned a treacherous deep orange, the Air Quality Index has soared to a shocking 55 times above the WHO guidelines.”
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Canadian Wildfire Smoke Casts a Veil: A Photographer's Bittersweet Reality
The ominous veil of wildfire smoke looms as a significant threat to years of hard-fought progress in air quality. A newly released study featured in Nature has illuminated a disheartening revelation: in the continental United States, the gains in air quality have suffered a perilous setback. According to the study, the smoke emanating from wildfires has, since 2016, unraveled a quarter of the air quality enhancements painstakingly attained since the year 2000.



