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North America’s summer of wildfire smoke: 2023 was only the beginning

  • Written by Charles O. Stanier, Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa

Canada’s seemingly endless wildfires in 2023 introduced millions of people across North America to the health hazards of wildfire smoke. While Western states have contended with smoky fire seasons for years, the air quality alerts across the U.S. Midwest and Northeast this summer reached levels never seen there before.

The smoke left the air...

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