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Wildfire smoke, COVID-19, and striking comparisons

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Katelyn Jetelina
Jun 09, 2023
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Watching wildfire smoke blanket the Northeast U.S. and parts of Canada over the past few days has been surreal. Air quality is impacted for tens of millions of people, with off the charts pollutant levels in some areas.

New York City PM2.5 measurements. Red dotted line indicates unhealthy levels

I can’t help but notice striking comparisons with this publi…

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