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Firefighters battle wildfires choking Brazilian capital
3 months, 1 week ago

Firefighters battle wildfires choking Brazilian capital

Al Jazeera  

Firefighters have been battling wildfires spreading through a national park in Brazil and choking the capital, Brasilia, in smoke. More than 490 firefighters on Monday were trying to extinguish blazes that have already burned through 2,000 hectares of the Brasilia National Park conservation area. The fire “spread very quickly because of wind speed, low humidity, and it is very hot,” …

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People in Brazil’s Amazon are choking on smoke and feeling the heat from rainforest wildfires
3 months, 3 weeks ago

People in Brazil’s Amazon are choking on smoke and feeling the heat from rainforest wildfires

Associated Press  

MANAUS, Brazil — Smoke from wildfires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest Wednesday was causing people in the region to cough, burning their throats and reddening their eyes. I am feeling short of breath, my throat hurts, my eyes need eye drops, I can’t go out on the street, I can’t go anywhere because everything is white with smoke,” Silva told The …

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People in Brazil’s Amazon are choking on smoke and feeling the heat from rainforest wildfires
3 months, 3 weeks ago

People in Brazil’s Amazon are choking on smoke and feeling the heat from rainforest wildfires

The Independent  

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In Frames | Canadian wildfires choking U.S.
1 year, 6 months ago

In Frames | Canadian wildfires choking U.S.

The Hindu  

The devastating wildfires in Canada raging from the western provinces to Atlantic Canada have displaced more than 20,000 people and scorched about 3.8 million hectares of land prompting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to describe this wildfire season as the country’s worst ever. Climate activists, seen through fumes, protest while smoke and haze caused by wildfires in Canada pass through New …

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Canadian wildfires are choking Americans. Here’s why air quality got so bad and what can be done
1 year, 6 months ago

Canadian wildfires are choking Americans. Here’s why air quality got so bad and what can be done

Salon  

New York City residents have been experiencing a shocking decline in air quality, ranking the city among the worst polluted globally. At one point Wednesday afternoon, IQAir, a Swiss air quality technology company, reported that NYC had an air quality index of 353, which is more than double that of Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Delhi, India, two mega-cities often …

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