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People Who Don’t Smoke Are Getting Lung Cancer in Scary Numbers

People Who Don’t Smoke Are Getting Lung Cancer in Scary Numbers

Image by Getty / Futurism It’s no secret that our efforts to save the planet from the excesses of global trade are failing spectacularly. Our bodies are riddled with manmade compounds, cities are routinely enveloped by massive clouds of noxious smoke, and glaciers are melting faster than ever before. Indeed, in 2025, not even the remote ice shelves of Antarctica …

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Storms overnight; next wildfire smoke wave by Sunday? – MPR News

Storms overnight; next wildfire smoke wave by Sunday? – MPR News

Storms overnight; next wildfire smoke wave by Sunday?  MPR News FORECAST FIRST ALERT: Tracking potential for severe thunderstorms  5 EYEWITNESS NEWS Minnesota weather: Storms bring rain, frequent lightning  FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul Massive severe thunderstorm watch for overnight 80 mph wind threat in Minnesota  yahoo.com Thousands without power after overnight storm blasts through Twin Cities  Bring Me The News Source link

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Wildfire smoke brings hazy skies and cool air to D.C. area – The Washington Post

Wildfire smoke brings hazy skies and cool air to D.C. area  The Washington Post Air quality alerts in place across 10 states as heat warnings issued in Southwest  6abc Philadelphia Smoke Prompts Air Quality Alerts From Central Canada to the Northeastern U.S.  The New York Times Air Quality Alert: Smoke from Canadian wildfires brings hazy conditions to Philadelphia area  FOX 29 Philadelphia Air quality …

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Lingering smoke before showers arrive Wednesday

Lingering smoke before showers arrive Wednesday

The smoky skies continue to plague central New York as we enter into our third day in a row covered in air quality alerts. Warm temperatures with hazy sunshine is again likely today, as air quality alerts are in effect till midnight tonight. In similar fashion to yesterday, I’d expect the Department of Environmental Conversation to issue additional alerts for …

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Here’s what the health risks are from Canadian wildfire smoke : NPR

Here’s what the health risks are from Canadian wildfire smoke : NPR

People play rugby in the hazy weather on July 27, 2025 in New York City. There are currently smoke advisories across the Midwest and Northeast as a result of wildfires in Canada. Liao Pan/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Liao Pan/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images This story is updated to reflect the current wildfire smoke …

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States issue air quality warnings over smoke from Canadian wildfires : NPR

States issue air quality warnings over smoke from Canadian wildfires : NPR

People sun tan in grass off the Lakefront Trail on the North Side as a haze of Canadian wildfire smoke blankets the Chicago area and creates poor air quality, Thursday, July 31, 2025. Ashlee Rezin/AP/Chicago Sun-Times hide caption toggle caption Ashlee Rezin/AP/Chicago Sun-Times Hazy skies hung over parts of the midwest and northeastern U.S. on Sunday, caused by smoke drifting …

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Smoke from Canada brings unhealthy air to large swaths of Midwest

Smoke from Canada brings unhealthy air to large swaths of Midwest

Smoke from Canadian wildfires hovered over several Midwestern states Saturday, bringing warnings of unhealthy air for at least the third day. Air quality alerts were in effect in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, as well as eastern Nebraska and parts of Indiana and Illinois. Forecasters said the smoky skies would remain for much of the day. Canadian environmental officials said …

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Chicago Air Quality today: Smoke from wildfires in Canada causing unhealthy levels on Air Quality Index in Illinois

Chicago Air Quality today: Smoke from wildfires in Canada causing unhealthy levels on Air Quality Index in Illinois

CHICAGO (WLS) — Air Quality Alerts remain in effect for the Chicago area Friday due to smoke from Canadian wildfires. ABC7 Accuweather Meteorologist Jaisol Martinez says the smoke in the lower levels of the atmosphere will not be as dense Friday as on Thursday, but will likely remain at unhealthy and unhealthy for sensitive groups levels through the day. The …

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