As Western wildfires continue to burn, the health impact of all that smoke is a growing concern – especially with smoke advisories becoming as regular as a weather report.
The number of large fires burning in the U.S. has been hovering at around 100. The most active states include Alaska, Oregon, California and Colorado. Depending on the day and where you live, smoke from these states drifts east, giving states that don’t have any fires a dose of smoke. It also adds to Colorado’s own wildfire haze.
“We have a lot of smoke statewide,” said Scott Landes, the meteorology and prescribed fire supervisor for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. “But the heaviest smoke is in the western parts of the state, west of the continental divide. We’re seeing some very high levels of fine particulates.”
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