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The Guardian: ‘You can taste the ash’: surviving in America’s wildfire smoke capital

A magical corner of Oregon has the highest US rate of wildfire smoke deaths. How do residents live with the haze – and grief?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/aug/26/oregon-wildfire-smoke-deaths

#wildfires #airquality

Near surface smoke forecast for the CONUS area, starting:

Aug 26 2026 - 09:00 PDT
Aug 26 2026 - 12:00 EDT

Model run: 20260826T16:00 UTC

Data from NOAA's HRRR CONUS (https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/)

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Near surface smoke forecast for the CONUS area, starting:

Aug 26 2026 - 06:00 PDT
Aug 26 2026 - 09:00 EDT

Model run: 20260826T13:00 UTC

Data from NOAA's HRRR CONUS (https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/)

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Near surface smoke forecast for the CONUS area, starting:

Aug 26 2026 - 03:00 PDT
Aug 26 2026 - 06:00 EDT

Model run: 20260826T10:00 UTC

Data from NOAA's HRRR CONUS (https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/)

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Near surface smoke forecast for the CONUS area, starting:

Aug 26 2026 - 00:00 PDT
Aug 26 2026 - 03:00 EDT

Model run: 20260826T07:00 UTC

Data from NOAA's HRRR CONUS (https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/)

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Near surface smoke forecast for the CONUS area, starting:

Aug 25 2026 - 21:00 PDT
Aug 26 2026 - 00:00 EDT

Model run: 20260826T04:00 UTC

Data from NOAA's HRRR CONUS (https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/)

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Near surface smoke forecast for the CONUS area, starting:

Aug 25 2026 - 18:00 PDT
Aug 25 2026 - 21:00 EDT

Model run: 20260826T01:00 UTC

Data from NOAA's HRRR CONUS (https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/)

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Near surface smoke forecast for the CONUS area, starting:

Aug 25 2026 - 15:00 PDT
Aug 25 2026 - 18:00 EDT

Model run: 20260825T22:00 UTC

Data from NOAA's HRRR CONUS (https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/)

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Near surface smoke forecast for the CONUS area, starting:

Aug 25 2026 - 12:00 PDT
Aug 25 2026 - 15:00 EDT

Model run: 20260825T19:00 UTC

Data from NOAA's HRRR CONUS (https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/)

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New York Times: E.P.A. Moves to Curb Public Input on Data Centers. “The Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate a federal requirement that states publicize and solicit public input on applications for air pollution permits for a range of industrial facilities, including new data centers and the power plants needed to run them.”

Near surface smoke forecast for the CONUS area, starting:

Aug 25 2026 - 09:00 PDT
Aug 25 2026 - 12:00 EDT

Model run: 20260825T16:00 UTC

Data from NOAA's HRRR CONUS (https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/)

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What about spending that 250 grand on helping us prepare for #climate resiliency, as opposed to worsening #airquality and taking up valuable real estate? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/nyregion/private-parking-spots-new-york-city.html #NYC #inequality #cars #brooklyn #parkslope

What happens to people’s health when air pollution is reduced? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/21/what-happens-peoples-health-when-air-pollution-reduced

#environment #AirQuality #Airpollution #pollution #health #PublicHealth

🟢 Calidad del aire en Puerto del Rosario: 30. Nivel: bueno.

#Fuerteventura #AirQuality

Near surface smoke forecast for the CONUS area, starting:

Aug 25 2026 - 03:00 PDT
Aug 25 2026 - 06:00 EDT

Model run: 20260825T10:00 UTC

Data from NOAA's HRRR CONUS (https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/)

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Near surface smoke forecast for the CONUS area, starting:

Aug 25 2026 - 00:00 PDT
Aug 25 2026 - 03:00 EDT

Model run: 20260825T07:00 UTC

Data from NOAA's HRRR CONUS (https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/)

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Near surface smoke forecast for the CONUS area, starting:

Aug 24 2026 - 21:00 PDT
Aug 25 2026 - 00:00 EDT

Model run: 20260825T04:00 UTC

Data from NOAA's HRRR CONUS (https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/)

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Near surface smoke forecast for the CONUS area, starting:

Aug 24 2026 - 18:00 PDT
Aug 24 2026 - 21:00 EDT

Model run: 20260825T01:00 UTC

Data from NOAA's HRRR CONUS (https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/)

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Near surface smoke forecast for the CONUS area, starting:

Aug 24 2026 - 15:00 PDT
Aug 24 2026 - 18:00 EDT

Model run: 20260824T22:00 UTC

Data from NOAA's HRRR CONUS (https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/)

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Near surface smoke forecast for the CONUS area, starting:

Aug 24 2026 - 12:00 PDT
Aug 24 2026 - 15:00 EDT

Model run: 20260824T19:00 UTC

Data from NOAA's HRRR CONUS (https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/)

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Way ahead of you, #NYT https://www.nytimes.com/article/wildfire-smoke-health-effect.html My #YouTube #video from last year here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUasEpT4tNI #airquality #climate #health #publichealth #brooklyn #NYC

Side with anti- #car #activists on this one, #Zohran

https://gothamist.com/news/mamdani-plans-to-build-temporary-highway-in-brooklyn-heights-to-fix-crumbling-part-of-bqe #mamdani #dsa #socialism #brooklyn #climate #airquality

Near surface smoke forecast for the CONUS area, starting:

Aug 24 2026 - 06:00 PDT
Aug 24 2026 - 09:00 EDT

Model run: 20260824T13:00 UTC

Data from NOAA's HRRR CONUS (https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/)

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Near surface smoke forecast for the CONUS area, starting:

Aug 24 2026 - 03:00 PDT
Aug 24 2026 - 06:00 EDT

Model run: 20260824T10:00 UTC

Data from NOAA's HRRR CONUS (https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/)

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The Best Multiuse Air Purifier for Home in 2026: BlueAir, Rabbit Air, Dreame

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/best-multi-use-air-purifiers/

Near surface smoke forecast for the CONUS area, starting:

Aug 24 2026 - 00:00 PDT
Aug 24 2026 - 03:00 EDT

Model run: 20260824T07:00 UTC

Data from NOAA's HRRR CONUS (https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/)

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Near surface smoke forecast for the CONUS area, starting:

Aug 23 2026 - 21:00 PDT
Aug 24 2026 - 00:00 EDT

Model run: 20260824T04:00 UTC

Data from NOAA's HRRR CONUS (https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/)

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#Wildfires #AirQuality

Near surface smoke forecast for the CONUS area, starting:

Aug 23 2026 - 18:00 PDT
Aug 23 2026 - 21:00 EDT

Model run: 20260824T01:00 UTC

Data from NOAA's HRRR CONUS (https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/)

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Near surface smoke forecast for the CONUS area, starting:

Aug 23 2026 - 15:00 PDT
Aug 23 2026 - 18:00 EDT

Model run: 20260823T22:00 UTC

Data from NOAA's HRRR CONUS (https://rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr/)

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#Wildfires #AirQuality