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General Category => National/Breaking News => Weather => Topic started by: Smokin Joe on August 15, 2021, 11:36:42 pm
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https://www.kxnet.com/news/local-news/north-dakota-covered-in-thick-smoke-causing-poor-air-quality/ (https://www.kxnet.com/news/local-news/north-dakota-covered-in-thick-smoke-causing-poor-air-quality/)
From the wildfires to the west and north of the State..A picture is worth a thousand words. On a clear day, you can see for ten or more miles. (https://www.kxnet.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2021/07/KX-CAM-.jpg?w=855&h=428&crop=1) Image from July 30
Yes, you can smell it. From the well pad I am on, normally I can see for miles down Lake Sakakawea, at present I can barely see a mile across the Lake.
The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality urges people with heart or lung disease, older adults, children, and teens to limit their exposure by following these tips:
Avoid strenuous outdoor activities.
Keep outdoor activities short.
Consider moving physical activities indoors or rescheduling them
Just my guess, but here goes...
Today's Air quality map:(https://gispub.epa.gov/airnow/images/current-pm-ozone.jpg)
This will cause an increase in respiratory issues, and an increase in COVID testing when people seek medical relief, so I predict an increase in COVID cases this week just like Oregon had, but also in neighboring states so affected by the smoke. The Biden Administration will hide behind that COVID "surge" and use it to provide a smokescreen for the disaster in Kabul in the media.