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An Easy-to-Build #CorsiRosenthalBox Using Modular #PCFan Systems
Jim Rosenthal
October 21, 2023"The first Corsi-Rosenthal Box was built in August of 2020. It was presented as an #OpenSource' concept so that as many people as possible could have low-cost cleaner, safer indoor air. It is based on sound engineering principles, but it is really very simple. Use 4 (or 5) MERV 13 filters in a 'box' configuration with a box fan. The best thing is – it works! Consequently, many thousands have been made all over the world.
It has also been very enjoyable to see the continuous stream of ingenuity, creativity, and knowledge that has been expended to create a 'better' Corsi-Rosenthal Box. Much of this was out of necessity since many countries in the world do not have the same filters and fans as we have in North America. Many really smart and creative people have developed designs of the CR Box concept that work with the fans and filters available in their countries.
We have also had many people in North America who have contributed to the development of a “better mousetrap” of a DIY air cleaner. For effectiveness and low cost, it is very hard to beat the original box fan and “box” of filters design. But there have been many interesting modifications that have been shown to provide some real benefits. The most interesting of these is the use of PC fans to replace the box fan. The PC fans have the advantages of low noise and low energy usage but are not as economical or as easy to construct.
Here is another alternative – modular PC fan systems. A company by the name of AC Infinity (www.acinfinity.com) makes them. Their primary uses are for audio-visual cabinets and indoor horticulture. However, they provide low noise, high air flow and low power usage. In other words, they should work for Corsi-Rosenthal boxes. My initial tests confirm this conclusion. "
Note: I am not finding the fans on the AC Infinity website. I have found computer fans that can do the job on eBay and Amazon.
Learn more:
https://www.texairfilters.com/an-easy-to-build-corsi-rosenthal-box-using-modular-pc-fan-systems/#SolarPunkSunday #CleanAir #WildfireSmoke #WildfireHaze #AQI #AirQuality #WildfireSeason #Wildfires #DIY #CRBoxes
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An Easy-to-Build #CorsiRosenthalBox Using Modular #PCFan Systems
Jim Rosenthal
October 21, 2023"The first Corsi-Rosenthal Box was built in August of 2020. It was presented as an #OpenSource' concept so that as many people as possible could have low-cost cleaner, safer indoor air. It is based on sound engineering principles, but it is really very simple. Use 4 (or 5) MERV 13 filters in a 'box' configuration with a box fan. The best thing is – it works! Consequently, many thousands have been made all over the world.
It has also been very enjoyable to see the continuous stream of ingenuity, creativity, and knowledge that has been expended to create a 'better' Corsi-Rosenthal Box. Much of this was out of necessity since many countries in the world do not have the same filters and fans as we have in North America. Many really smart and creative people have developed designs of the CR Box concept that work with the fans and filters available in their countries.
We have also had many people in North America who have contributed to the development of a “better mousetrap” of a DIY air cleaner. For effectiveness and low cost, it is very hard to beat the original box fan and “box” of filters design. But there have been many interesting modifications that have been shown to provide some real benefits. The most interesting of these is the use of PC fans to replace the box fan. The PC fans have the advantages of low noise and low energy usage but are not as economical or as easy to construct.
Here is another alternative – modular PC fan systems. A company by the name of AC Infinity (www.acinfinity.com) makes them. Their primary uses are for audio-visual cabinets and indoor horticulture. However, they provide low noise, high air flow and low power usage. In other words, they should work for Corsi-Rosenthal boxes. My initial tests confirm this conclusion. "
Note: I am not finding the fans on the AC Infinity website. I have found computer fans that can do the job on eBay and Amazon.
Learn more:
https://www.texairfilters.com/an-easy-to-build-corsi-rosenthal-box-using-modular-pc-fan-systems/#SolarPunkSunday #CleanAir #WildfireSmoke #WildfireHaze #AQI #AirQuality #WildfireSeason #Wildfires #DIY #CRBoxes
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How to Build a #CorsiRosenthalBox
Apr 15, 2022
"Richard L. Corsi, dean of the UC Davis College of Engineering, explains how to build a #CorsiRosenthal box. Dr. Corsi is an internationally recognized expert in the field of indoor air quality, with a specific interest in physical and chemical interactions between pollutants and indoor materials. His concept for a low-cost, accessible, and effective air cleaner, the Corsi-Rosenthal box, is now being used as an open-source do-it-yourself approach worldwide for reducing exposure to the #SARSCoV-2 virus, #WildfireSmoke and more."For step-by-step instructions, visit the website listed below.
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIuH-2naozIWebsite:
https://engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/science-action-how-build-corsi-rosenthal-boxDoomsdaysCW
@DoomsdaysCW
How to Build a #CorsiRosenthalBoxApr 15, 2022
"Richard L. Corsi, dean of the UC Davis College of Engineering, explains how to build a #CorsiRosenthal box. Dr. Corsi is an internationally recognized expert in the field of indoor air quality, with a specific interest in physical and chemical interactions between pollutants and indoor materials. His concept for a low-cost, accessible, and effective air cleaner, the Corsi-Rosenthal box, is now being used as an open-source do-it-yourself approach worldwide for reducing exposure to the #SARSCoV-2 virus, #WildfireSmoke and more."For step-by-step instructions, visit the website listed below.
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIuH-2naozIWebsite:
https://engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/science-action-how-build-corsi-rosenthal-box#CleanAir #DIY #DIYAirFilter #WildfireSmoke #WildfireHaze #AQI #AirQuality #WildfireSeason #Wildfires #MERVFilters #CorsiRosenthalBox #DIY #DIYAirFilters #OpenSource
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How to Build a #CorsiRosenthalBox
Apr 15, 2022
"Richard L. Corsi, dean of the UC Davis College of Engineering, explains how to build a #CorsiRosenthal box. Dr. Corsi is an internationally recognized expert in the field of indoor air quality, with a specific interest in physical and chemical interactions between pollutants and indoor materials. His concept for a low-cost, accessible, and effective air cleaner, the Corsi-Rosenthal box, is now being used as an open-source do-it-yourself approach worldwide for reducing exposure to the #SARSCoV-2 virus, #WildfireSmoke and more."For step-by-step instructions, visit the website listed below.
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIuH-2naozIWebsite:
https://engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/science-action-how-build-corsi-rosenthal-boxDoomsdaysCW
@DoomsdaysCW
How to Build a #CorsiRosenthalBoxApr 15, 2022
"Richard L. Corsi, dean of the UC Davis College of Engineering, explains how to build a #CorsiRosenthal box. Dr. Corsi is an internationally recognized expert in the field of indoor air quality, with a specific interest in physical and chemical interactions between pollutants and indoor materials. His concept for a low-cost, accessible, and effective air cleaner, the Corsi-Rosenthal box, is now being used as an open-source do-it-yourself approach worldwide for reducing exposure to the #SARSCoV-2 virus, #WildfireSmoke and more."For step-by-step instructions, visit the website listed below.
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIuH-2naozIWebsite:
https://engineering.ucdavis.edu/news/science-action-how-build-corsi-rosenthal-box#CleanAir #DIY #DIYAirFilter #WildfireSmoke #WildfireHaze #AQI #AirQuality #WildfireSeason #Wildfires #MERVFilters #CorsiRosenthalBox #DIY #DIYAirFilters #OpenSource
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#DIY box fan filters – #CorsiRosenthal box
"Also known as a Corsi-Rosenthal box, this DIY method of building your own air filter with #MERV13 furnace filters and a box fan are an easy and cost-effective way to help clear indoor air from airborne virus particles, wildfire smoke, pollen, dust, and more!
If you can seal a box, you can build one (or 100!) of these!"
https://cleanaircrew.org/box-fan-filters/
#OpenSource #CleanAir #CleanAirCrew #WildfireSmoke #WildfireHaze #AQI #AirQuality #ClimateDiary #WildfireSeason #Wildfires
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#DIY box fan filters – #CorsiRosenthal box
"Also known as a Corsi-Rosenthal box, this DIY method of building your own air filter with #MERV13 furnace filters and a box fan are an easy and cost-effective way to help clear indoor air from airborne virus particles, wildfire smoke, pollen, dust, and more!
If you can seal a box, you can build one (or 100!) of these!"
https://cleanaircrew.org/box-fan-filters/
#OpenSource #CleanAir #CleanAirCrew #WildfireSmoke #WildfireHaze #AQI #AirQuality #ClimateDiary #WildfireSeason #Wildfires
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Written back when the #US #EPA cared about #CleanAir!
Do-It-Yourself #AirCleaners: Making Cleaner Air More Accessible
Published September 6, 2023
"Everyone should have the right to breathe clean air. However, during wildfires, the cost and availability of clean air technologies and reliable power sources can create challenges for people trying to protect their health from wildfire smoke. Recognizing these barriers, EPA and other health, environmental, and nonprofit organizations have provided instructions and materials for creating do-it-yourself (#DIY) air cleaners. DIY air cleaners are a more affordable and accessible alternative to commercial versions and can be constructed using a box fan and a high-efficiency home air filter. Securing the filter to the fan creates an effective, simple air cleaning system.
"This DIY solution filters out smoke particles and improves indoor air quality, but its use has raised key questions about the devices’ safety and effectiveness. EPA scientists and their colleagues are conducting research to answer these questions.
" 'This research was highly anticipated, particularly by EPA’s western regions, who have suffered from terrible wildfire smoke for years without the ability to recommend more affordable air filtering options to the public,' noted Meredith Bauer, Assistant Director of EPA Region 9’s Air and Radiation Division. 'It is important that we develop tools that allow everyone to protect themselves and their families when wildfire smoke is in the air.' "
Learn more [includes diagrams and instructions]:
https://www.epa.gov/sciencematters/do-it-yourself-air-cleaners-making-cleaner-air-more-accessibleArchived version:
https://archive.ph/6USXC#AirQuality #DIYAirFilters #WildfireSmoke #Northeast #WildfireHaze #AQI #AirQuality #ClimateDiary #WildfireSeason #Wildfires #HEPAFilters #CorsiRosenthalBox
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Written back when the #US #EPA cared about #CleanAir!
Do-It-Yourself #AirCleaners: Making Cleaner Air More Accessible
Published September 6, 2023
"Everyone should have the right to breathe clean air. However, during wildfires, the cost and availability of clean air technologies and reliable power sources can create challenges for people trying to protect their health from wildfire smoke. Recognizing these barriers, EPA and other health, environmental, and nonprofit organizations have provided instructions and materials for creating do-it-yourself (#DIY) air cleaners. DIY air cleaners are a more affordable and accessible alternative to commercial versions and can be constructed using a box fan and a high-efficiency home air filter. Securing the filter to the fan creates an effective, simple air cleaning system.
"This DIY solution filters out smoke particles and improves indoor air quality, but its use has raised key questions about the devices’ safety and effectiveness. EPA scientists and their colleagues are conducting research to answer these questions.
" 'This research was highly anticipated, particularly by EPA’s western regions, who have suffered from terrible wildfire smoke for years without the ability to recommend more affordable air filtering options to the public,' noted Meredith Bauer, Assistant Director of EPA Region 9’s Air and Radiation Division. 'It is important that we develop tools that allow everyone to protect themselves and their families when wildfire smoke is in the air.' "
Learn more [includes diagrams and instructions]:
https://www.epa.gov/sciencematters/do-it-yourself-air-cleaners-making-cleaner-air-more-accessibleArchived version:
https://archive.ph/6USXC#AirQuality #DIYAirFilters #WildfireSmoke #Northeast #WildfireHaze #AQI #AirQuality #ClimateDiary #WildfireSeason #Wildfires #HEPAFilters #CorsiRosenthalBox
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#AirQuality plummets in #Boston, #Toronto as thick wildfire smoke shrouds the sky for millions
Smoke from wildfires burning in Ontario have caused air quality to reach unhealthy levels across #Canada, and the northeastern and midwestern United States. And it could get worse before conditions improve.
By Brian Lada, Jul 15, 2026
Excerpt: "Toronto had some of the worst air quality in North America on Wednesday morning, reaching 'very unhealthy' levels with an AQI of 220. 'Health effects will be immediately felt by sensitive groups and should avoid outdoor activity,' Plume Labs said. 'Healthy individuals are likely to experience difficulty breathing and throat irritation.'
"In Boston, air quality reached 'unhealthy' conditions on Wednesday morning with an AQI of 147. Little improvement is expected in the city into Thursday. "
#WildfireSmoke #Northeast #WildfireHaze #Canada #NewEngland #AQI #AirQuality #ClimateDiary #WildfireSeason #Wildfires
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#AirQuality plummets in #Boston, #Toronto as thick wildfire smoke shrouds the sky for millions
Smoke from wildfires burning in Ontario have caused air quality to reach unhealthy levels across #Canada, and the northeastern and midwestern United States. And it could get worse before conditions improve.
By Brian Lada, Jul 15, 2026
Excerpt: "Toronto had some of the worst air quality in North America on Wednesday morning, reaching 'very unhealthy' levels with an AQI of 220. 'Health effects will be immediately felt by sensitive groups and should avoid outdoor activity,' Plume Labs said. 'Healthy individuals are likely to experience difficulty breathing and throat irritation.'
"In Boston, air quality reached 'unhealthy' conditions on Wednesday morning with an AQI of 147. Little improvement is expected in the city into Thursday. "
#WildfireSmoke #Northeast #WildfireHaze #Canada #NewEngland #AQI #AirQuality #ClimateDiary #WildfireSeason #Wildfires
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#CookCountyMN YMCA opens #CleanAirShelter
By WDIO
July 15, 2026"#WildfireSmoke has pushed air quality in Cook County and northeast #Minnesota into the hazardous category, prompting local officials to issue an urgent public health warning.
"At this critical level, the air is unsafe for everyone, not just individuals who are traditionally sensitive to smoke. Local residents and visitors are urged to take these conditions seriously by staying indoors, avoiding outdoor physical activity, and wearing a well-fitting #N95 or #KN95 mask if they must step outside.
"To help the community seek relief, Cook County Public Health has opened a clean air and #CoolingShelter in the lobby of the Cook County YMCA. The shelter is open Monday through Friday from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, and Saturday from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM."
Read more:
https://www.wdio.com/top-stories/cook-county-ymca-opens-clean-air-shelter/#ClimateDiary #ClimateDiaryMinnesota #WildfireSeason #Haze #WildfireHaze #AQI
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#CookCountyMN YMCA opens #CleanAirShelter
By WDIO
July 15, 2026"#WildfireSmoke has pushed air quality in Cook County and northeast #Minnesota into the hazardous category, prompting local officials to issue an urgent public health warning.
"At this critical level, the air is unsafe for everyone, not just individuals who are traditionally sensitive to smoke. Local residents and visitors are urged to take these conditions seriously by staying indoors, avoiding outdoor physical activity, and wearing a well-fitting #N95 or #KN95 mask if they must step outside.
"To help the community seek relief, Cook County Public Health has opened a clean air and #CoolingShelter in the lobby of the Cook County YMCA. The shelter is open Monday through Friday from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, and Saturday from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM."
Read more:
https://www.wdio.com/top-stories/cook-county-ymca-opens-clean-air-shelter/#ClimateDiary #ClimateDiaryMinnesota #WildfireSeason #Haze #WildfireHaze #AQI
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Ayuh... And my friends with asthma are stuck indoors. Be safe friends!
#Wildfire Smoke Spreads Across the #Northeast as Temperatures Spike
A heat dome is responsible for miserably high temperatures, and it’s also helping to push smoke from wildfires to the east.
By Judson Jones and Mark Walker
July 15, 2026"From the windows of office buildings across Manhattan, the blue sky turned hazy on Tuesday as wildfire smoke from #Canada and the #GreatLakes slipped across the Northeast, prompting alerts in some places about poor air quality.
"The haze is expected to continue on Wednesday, and even to worsen in some places, as the same heat dome that is pushing temperatures close to 100 degrees across much of eastern Canada and the United States traps the smoke from faraway wildfires close to the ground.
"In New York, city officials warned of 'the possibility of deteriorating air quality' throughout the day Wednesday, but noted that even the most severe forecasts for did not approach the levels seen in 2023, when the Canadian wildfire smoke sent the city’s air quality index surging to dangerous levels. Still, they said, echoing the warnings of officials across the region, people with health conditions that make them sensitive to polluted air should take caution.
"The heat dome, an area of high pressure in the atmosphere, was visible on satellite imagery on Tuesday as an area of clear sky over the middle of the country, where the surrounding air moves clockwise. On the ground, it manifests as a hot, humid and smoky stew that can make just stepping outdoors an unpleasant task.
"Across much of the United States and southern Canada, weather officials have placed tens of millions of people under heat warnings, with high temperatures from the upper 90s to above 100 degrees expected in many places on Wednesday."The National Weather Service said that nearly 100 million people from the Dakotas into New England would be under its 'major' or 'extreme' warning levels for dangerous heat. Environment Canada, the country’s weather service, said that, through Wednesday, southern Ontario would be under an orange alert, the second most severe in its three-tier system."
Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/weather/heat-dome-wildfire-smoke-minnesota-canada-nyc.htmlArchived version:
https://archive.ph/aDHLL#WildfireHaze #NewEngland #AQI #AirQuality #ClimateDiaryMaine #ClimateDiary #WildfireSeason #Wildfires #HEPAFilters
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Ayuh... And my friends with asthma are stuck indoors. Be safe friends!
#Wildfire Smoke Spreads Across the #Northeast as Temperatures Spike
A heat dome is responsible for miserably high temperatures, and it’s also helping to push smoke from wildfires to the east.
By Judson Jones and Mark Walker
July 15, 2026"From the windows of office buildings across Manhattan, the blue sky turned hazy on Tuesday as wildfire smoke from #Canada and the #GreatLakes slipped across the Northeast, prompting alerts in some places about poor air quality.
"The haze is expected to continue on Wednesday, and even to worsen in some places, as the same heat dome that is pushing temperatures close to 100 degrees across much of eastern Canada and the United States traps the smoke from faraway wildfires close to the ground.
"In New York, city officials warned of 'the possibility of deteriorating air quality' throughout the day Wednesday, but noted that even the most severe forecasts for did not approach the levels seen in 2023, when the Canadian wildfire smoke sent the city’s air quality index surging to dangerous levels. Still, they said, echoing the warnings of officials across the region, people with health conditions that make them sensitive to polluted air should take caution.
"The heat dome, an area of high pressure in the atmosphere, was visible on satellite imagery on Tuesday as an area of clear sky over the middle of the country, where the surrounding air moves clockwise. On the ground, it manifests as a hot, humid and smoky stew that can make just stepping outdoors an unpleasant task.
"Across much of the United States and southern Canada, weather officials have placed tens of millions of people under heat warnings, with high temperatures from the upper 90s to above 100 degrees expected in many places on Wednesday."The National Weather Service said that nearly 100 million people from the Dakotas into New England would be under its 'major' or 'extreme' warning levels for dangerous heat. Environment Canada, the country’s weather service, said that, through Wednesday, southern Ontario would be under an orange alert, the second most severe in its three-tier system."
Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/weather/heat-dome-wildfire-smoke-minnesota-canada-nyc.htmlArchived version:
https://archive.ph/aDHLL#WildfireHaze #NewEngland #AQI #AirQuality #ClimateDiaryMaine #ClimateDiary #WildfireSeason #Wildfires #HEPAFilters
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Some photos of the sun this morning from my friends here in #Maine and #NH.
#ClimateDiaryMaine #WildfireSeason #Haze #WildfireHaze #MaineWx #ClimateDiaryMaine #ThePlanetIsBurning #ClimateChangeWeatherWheel
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Some photos of the sun this morning from my friends here in #Maine and #NH.
#ClimateDiaryMaine #WildfireSeason #Haze #WildfireHaze #MaineWx #ClimateDiaryMaine #ThePlanetIsBurning #ClimateChangeWeatherWheel
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Not my photo (it's of a #wildfire in #California), but this is exactly what the Sun here in Southern Maine / York County looked like today! So apocalyptic!
#ClimateDiary #ClimateDiaryMaine #WildfireSmoke #Wildfires #WildfireHaze #RedSun
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Not my photo (it's of a #wildfire in #California), but this is exactly what the Sun here in Southern Maine / York County looked like today! So apocalyptic!
#ClimateDiary #ClimateDiaryMaine #WildfireSmoke #Wildfires #WildfireHaze #RedSun
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#ClimateDiary for Southern #Maine on 8/16/2024. The #AirQuality was so bad, I had the windows up most of the drive into Portland and back, and my partner (who is NEVER bothered by #WildfireSmoke or AQ issues) had to do just a short afternoon walk with the dog -- and gave up on doing some yardwork.
#ClimateDiaryMaine #WildfireHaze #Wildfires #ClimateChangeWeatherWheel #ClimateChange #MaineWx -
#ClimateDiary for Southern #Maine on 8/16/2024. The #AirQuality was so bad, I had the windows up most of the drive into Portland and back, and my partner (who is NEVER bothered by #WildfireSmoke or AQ issues) had to do just a short afternoon walk with the dog -- and gave up on doing some yardwork.
#ClimateDiaryMaine #WildfireHaze #Wildfires #ClimateChangeWeatherWheel #ClimateChange #MaineWx -
#ClimateDiary for 8/14/2024 in #Maine. Temperatures are in the #HabitableZone, but #WildfireHaze made the "clear" sky hazy white. #AirQuality not the best, especially in #NorthernMaine.
#Wildfires #WildfireSmoke #ClimateChangeWeatherWheel #ClimateDiaryMaine
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#ClimateDiary for 8/14/2024 in #Maine. Temperatures are in the #HabitableZone, but #WildfireHaze made the "clear" sky hazy white. #AirQuality not the best, especially in #NorthernMaine.
#Wildfires #WildfireSmoke #ClimateChangeWeatherWheel #ClimateDiaryMaine
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In other news, #Wildfire season is upon us...
Canada wildfire smoke is creating ‘unhealthy’ air quality in the northern US
Smoke from Canadian wildfires is back and is spreading over part of the northern #UnitedStates, and it could spread farther throughout the week.
By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist
Published May 13, 2024
"In a replay of last year around the same time, wildfires in Canada have become more numerous over the past week. Smoke from those fires is being carried into the northern United States and will result in hazy skies and, in some cases, poor air quality, AccuWeather meteorologists say.
"Last year, large wildfires burned much of central and southern Canada and periodically sent smoke into the northern U.S. The Canadian wildfire season is expected to be near to above the historical average in terms of the number of fires and well above average in terms of the acreage burned. However, the numbers will be much less than those of the record-shattering season of 2023."
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In other news, #Wildfire season is upon us...
Canada wildfire smoke is creating ‘unhealthy’ air quality in the northern US
Smoke from Canadian wildfires is back and is spreading over part of the northern #UnitedStates, and it could spread farther throughout the week.
By Alex Sosnowski, AccuWeather senior meteorologist
Published May 13, 2024
"In a replay of last year around the same time, wildfires in Canada have become more numerous over the past week. Smoke from those fires is being carried into the northern United States and will result in hazy skies and, in some cases, poor air quality, AccuWeather meteorologists say.
"Last year, large wildfires burned much of central and southern Canada and periodically sent smoke into the northern U.S. The Canadian wildfire season is expected to be near to above the historical average in terms of the number of fires and well above average in terms of the acreage burned. However, the numbers will be much less than those of the record-shattering season of 2023."
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CW: Wildfire and covid parallels
Last thoughts about the #wildfires for a while. This is so much like #covid in that we're once again left to muddle our way individually through the crises. Don't know much about #AirQuality and #ventilation and #filtration? Better learn because there's no official authority to educate you!
We could collectively address the #ClimateChange crisis, just like we could collectively address the #Covid19 crisis, but instead we're left to fend for ourselves. And people will step up to help each other, and I'm grateful for that! But at the same time, it didn't have to be this way
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CW: Wildfire and covid parallels
Last thoughts about the #wildfires for a while. This is so much like #covid in that we're once again left to muddle our way individually through the crises. Don't know much about #AirQuality and #ventilation and #filtration? Better learn because there's no official authority to educate you!
We could collectively address the #ClimateChange crisis, just like we could collectively address the #Covid19 crisis, but instead we're left to fend for ourselves. And people will step up to help each other, and I'm grateful for that! But at the same time, it didn't have to be this way
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CW: Air quality, wildfires, advice request
I'm seeking #advice from #AirQuality experts (or at least someone who knows more than I do). I live in a studio apartment and I've kept my windows shut tight because of all the #wildfire smog in my area. However, my Aranet carbon dioxide monitor has recently indicated the air in my apartment has reached unhealthy levels.
Is there a way I can lower the CO2 in my apartment without opening windows? (Or getting houseplants, because I tend to kill them.) Or should I just not worry about what the CO2 monitor says for now?
I am running MERV 13 air filters, but they don't seem to filter out carbon.
Thank you in advance!
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CW: Air quality, wildfires, advice request
I'm seeking #advice from #AirQuality experts (or at least someone who knows more than I do). I live in a studio apartment and I've kept my windows shut tight because of all the #wildfire smog in my area. However, my Aranet carbon dioxide monitor has recently indicated the air in my apartment has reached unhealthy levels.
Is there a way I can lower the CO2 in my apartment without opening windows? (Or getting houseplants, because I tend to kill them.) Or should I just not worry about what the CO2 monitor says for now?
I am running MERV 13 air filters, but they don't seem to filter out carbon.
Thank you in advance!
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CW: Sarcasm, parents, wildfires, cancer, covid
The email I want to send to my mother after I have repeatedly begged her to stay inside or at least wear a mask during bad #AirQuality days and she goes out today and decorates my grandfather's grave and sends me a bunch of pictures like nothing is wrong:
"Dear Mother, how nice of you to commemorate your father by going out and giving yourself lung cancer in the polluted air. Now you can die the same way he did! So thoughtful of you to carry on the family tradition! Exasperatedly yours, Rat"
It feels cliché at this point, but I'm so sick of trying to convince my mother to do basic things, like masking or running air filters, that will protect her from #covid and #ClimateChange. My relationship with her was always bad, but her refusal to take even basic precautions feels like it's going to completely break me at some point soon.
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CW: Sarcasm, parents, wildfires, cancer, covid
The email I want to send to my mother after I have repeatedly begged her to stay inside or at least wear a mask during bad #AirQuality days and she goes out today and decorates my grandfather's grave and sends me a bunch of pictures like nothing is wrong:
"Dear Mother, how nice of you to commemorate your father by going out and giving yourself lung cancer in the polluted air. Now you can die the same way he did! So thoughtful of you to carry on the family tradition! Exasperatedly yours, Rat"
It feels cliché at this point, but I'm so sick of trying to convince my mother to do basic things, like masking or running air filters, that will protect her from #covid and #ClimateChange. My relationship with her was always bad, but her refusal to take even basic precautions feels like it's going to completely break me at some point soon.
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CW: Wildfires, covid, climate collapse, workplace, swearing, ranty
There's a sort of "going through the motions" this year at work that didn't even seem to exist last year—people do their work and talk about work and act like their jobs are the only thing in their life. Meanwhile, I want to scream, "Look outside! It's noon and you can't even see the sun because of the #WildfireHaze! I haven't left my apartment without a mask in 4 years because of #covid! #ClimateChange is clearly killing us and our civilization will collapse soon! How do any of you give a single shit about anything we are doing here?! At the very least don't you want to, like, I don't know, hug your kids and cherish some time with them? How is this bullshit so important to you?! Do you have no perspective?!"
Like, what is it going to take to shake people out of their numb stupors? And what is there for those of us who can't bring ourselves to care about work because the planet is dying and we are dying and nothing else should possibly matter?
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CW: Wildfires, covid, climate collapse, workplace, swearing, ranty
There's a sort of "going through the motions" this year at work that didn't even seem to exist last year—people do their work and talk about work and act like their jobs are the only thing in their life. Meanwhile, I want to scream, "Look outside! It's noon and you can't even see the sun because of the #WildfireHaze! I haven't left my apartment without a mask in 4 years because of #covid! #ClimateChange is clearly killing us and our civilization will collapse soon! How do any of you give a single shit about anything we are doing here?! At the very least don't you want to, like, I don't know, hug your kids and cherish some time with them? How is this bullshit so important to you?! Do you have no perspective?!"
Like, what is it going to take to shake people out of their numb stupors? And what is there for those of us who can't bring ourselves to care about work because the planet is dying and we are dying and nothing else should possibly matter?
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Global News BC: Air quality advisory issued for parts of Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley https://globalnews.ca/news/9815949/lower-mainland-air-quality-advisory-july6/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #AirQualityAdvisory #groundlevelozone #MetroVancouver #WildfireSmoke #FraserValley #wildfirehaze #BCwildfires #AirQuality #BCWildfire #Wildifre #Weather #Air
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Global News BC: Air quality advisory issued for parts of Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley https://globalnews.ca/news/9815949/lower-mainland-air-quality-advisory-july6/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #AirQualityAdvisory #groundlevelozone #MetroVancouver #WildfireSmoke #FraserValley #wildfirehaze #BCwildfires #AirQuality #BCWildfire #Wildifre #Weather #Air
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CW: Mention of coughing, covid and wildfires
Is it just me or is everyone coughing right now? Everywhere I go, I'm constant dodging people who sound like they're losing a lung. It was so bad I actually left the grocery store yesterday because I didn't feel safe, even with a well-fitting N95.
It's not, like, little "clearing the throat" coughs but full-on, phlegmy hacking that sounds disturbing. Is it #covid? Pollution from the #wildfires? A combination of both?
Whatever it is, we are clearly not okay.
#ThisIsNotNormal #AirQuality #AirPollution #WildfireHaze #Covid19 #CovidIsNotOver #WearAMask
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CW: Mention of coughing, covid and wildfires
Is it just me or is everyone coughing right now? Everywhere I go, I'm constant dodging people who sound like they're losing a lung. It was so bad I actually left the grocery store yesterday because I didn't feel safe, even with a well-fitting N95.
It's not, like, little "clearing the throat" coughs but full-on, phlegmy hacking that sounds disturbing. Is it #covid? Pollution from the #wildfires? A combination of both?
Whatever it is, we are clearly not okay.
#ThisIsNotNormal #AirQuality #AirPollution #WildfireHaze #Covid19 #CovidIsNotOver #WearAMask
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CW: Wildfires, dark humor, It Could Happen Here podcast on "How to Survive Wildfire Smoke"
Robert Evans, hosting an #ItCouldHappenHere #podcast episode on how to deal with #wildfire smoke: If you have experienced this kind of air pollution, your lifespan has already been shortened.
Me, listening: Omg, yay, less time having to endure this hellscape!
Evans: Now, that's not to be too pessimistic about this...
Me: Wait, that was pessimism?
In all seriousness, this episode has some genuinely useful information about how to protect yourself from the #WildfireHaze such as how to make a #CorsiRosenthalBox, and anyone in the #Midwest or #EastCoast or #Canada should give it a listen (I assume the #WestCoast knows this all by now, but maybe a good refresher?): https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cub21ueWNvbnRlbnQuY29tL2QvcGxheWxpc3QvZTczYzk5OGUtNmU2MC00MzJmLTg2MTAtYWUyMTAxNDBjNWIxLzc4ZDMwYWNiLTg0NjMtNGM0MC1hNWFlLWFlMmQwMTQ1YzlmZi9iYzdmMzY5Yi1kY2U2LTQzYzItODk3ZS1hZTJkMDE0NWNhMTIvcG9kY2FzdC5yc3M/episode/ZGE2OWNlOTctMzkzMi00ZjYxLThmNjEtYjAxYzAwMmYzYmNi?ep=14
#Wildfires #ClimateChange #ClimateCollapse #anthropocene #BehindTheBastatds #DarkHumor #Humor #Nihlism
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CW: Wildfires, dark humor, It Could Happen Here podcast on "How to Survive Wildfire Smoke"
Robert Evans, hosting an #ItCouldHappenHere #podcast episode on how to deal with #wildfire smoke: If you have experienced this kind of air pollution, your lifespan has already been shortened.
Me, listening: Omg, yay, less time having to endure this hellscape!
Evans: Now, that's not to be too pessimistic about this...
Me: Wait, that was pessimism?
In all seriousness, this episode has some genuinely useful information about how to protect yourself from the #WildfireHaze such as how to make a #CorsiRosenthalBox, and anyone in the #Midwest or #EastCoast or #Canada should give it a listen (I assume the #WestCoast knows this all by now, but maybe a good refresher?): https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cub21ueWNvbnRlbnQuY29tL2QvcGxheWxpc3QvZTczYzk5OGUtNmU2MC00MzJmLTg2MTAtYWUyMTAxNDBjNWIxLzc4ZDMwYWNiLTg0NjMtNGM0MC1hNWFlLWFlMmQwMTQ1YzlmZi9iYzdmMzY5Yi1kY2U2LTQzYzItODk3ZS1hZTJkMDE0NWNhMTIvcG9kY2FzdC5yc3M/episode/ZGE2OWNlOTctMzkzMi00ZjYxLThmNjEtYjAxYzAwMmYzYmNi?ep=14
#Wildfires #ClimateChange #ClimateCollapse #anthropocene #BehindTheBastatds #DarkHumor #Humor #Nihlism
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CW: Wildfires, air quality, covid, climate change
Literally watching the sun be enveloped by a haze of smog in real time. It's kind of surreal and beautiful in a creepy and terrifying sort of way.
Even as we try to destroy it, nature, the ecosystem, earth, the solar system, and the universe are beautiful. And they will persist, whether human beings do or not.
(Also, much like photos of the moon, smartphone photos of the sun just don't do it justice.)
#Wildfires #WildfireHaze #SpiritualThoughts #Nature #Sun #Reflections #MotherEarth #Sun #Dhazbog #Mokosh
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CW: Wildfires, air quality, covid, climate change
Literally watching the sun be enveloped by a haze of smog in real time. It's kind of surreal and beautiful in a creepy and terrifying sort of way.
Even as we try to destroy it, nature, the ecosystem, earth, the solar system, and the universe are beautiful. And they will persist, whether human beings do or not.
(Also, much like photos of the moon, smartphone photos of the sun just don't do it justice.)
#Wildfires #WildfireHaze #SpiritualThoughts #Nature #Sun #Reflections #MotherEarth #Sun #Dhazbog #Mokosh
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According to my feed today, East-Coast US is finally joining the West Coasters in the “wildfires and poor air quality really suck” club.
Welcome, condolences, and I hope that Important Political People over there will look to the skies and finally realize how real all this is so they can pass the needed laws and regulations to stop this. Statistics and degrees are great and all but human minds don’t recognize emergencies until they sense them directly. #ClimateChange #WildfireHaze #airQuality
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According to my feed today, East-Coast US is finally joining the West Coasters in the “wildfires and poor air quality really suck” club.
Welcome, condolences, and I hope that Important Political People over there will look to the skies and finally realize how real all this is so they can pass the needed laws and regulations to stop this. Statistics and degrees are great and all but human minds don’t recognize emergencies until they sense them directly. #ClimateChange #WildfireHaze #airQuality