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The 2026 FIFA World Cup and Air Quality: What 16 Host Cities Looked Like
Photo by Sam Ladley on Unsplash The 2026 FIFA World Cup was the biggest in history: 48 teams, 104 matches, and 16 host cities spread across the Uni... -
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Is Hitting the Northeast: What's Going On? (July 2026)
Milky orange skies and the smell of smoke? Wildfires in Canada and Minnesota have pushed unhealthy air into the Great Lakes and Northeast, with advisories from Minnesota to Washington, D.C. Here's what's burning, why it's a PM2.5 event, and how to track the air on your block and protect yourself.
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Santa Barbara County APCD Is Quadrupling Its PurpleAir Network
Photo by Riccardo Tuninato on Unsplash The Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) is in the middle of one of the largest coordi... -
What the 4th of July Looks Like on the PurpleAir Map
On the night of July 4, PM2.5 spikes across the country, often into wildfire-smoke territory. Here's what the PurpleAir map sees, what's actually in fireworks smoke, and how to plan around it next year.
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Wildfire Smoke and Sensitive Groups: What to Do If You're at Higher Risk
Wildfire smoke hits some groups harder, and recent research shows the health effects can last for months after the air clears. Here's who is most at risk, how to reduce exposure, and why recovery deserves as much attention as the smoke event itself.
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Active Wildfires Across the West: A June 2026 Update
AI-generated image The third weekend of June 2026 brought a sharp uptick in fire activity across the western United States. From a 13,000-acre hum... -
When to Evacuate vs. Shelter in Place During Wildfires
AI-generated image Fire and smoke call for different responses. Early June 2026 made that obvious: an entire First Nation in northern Ontario evacu... -
Preparing for Wildfires: Evacuation, Smoke, and Air Quality
Photo by Mathurin NAPOLY on Unsplash Wildfire season is a good time to get ready. Both for the chance you need to leave and for the smoke that can ... -
What's Actually in Wildfire Smoke (And What You Can Do About It)
Photo by Johel Espana on Unsplash When wildfire smoke rolls in, most people make a simple decision: is it bad enough to stay inside? The honest an... -
The 2026 Fire Season Is Already Breaking Records
Photo by Alex Widmer on Unsplash Before the Northern Hemisphere's summer fire season has even begun, the planet is already on a record-setting pa... -
Wildfire Smoke Is Hitting Southern California: How to Protect Yourself
Photo by Jessica Christian on Unsplash Southern California is breathing it in again. At least seven wildfires across Ventura, Los Angeles, Rive... -
The AI Boom, Coal Plants, and the Air You Breathe
AI data center electricity demand is keeping coal plants running and delaying pollution standards. Here's what that means for the air communities breathe.
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