Heavy, pungent wildfire smoke darkened skies in the U.S. on Thursday from the Great Lakes to parts of the East Coast, reducing visibility and prompting warnings that breathing the air outside could be dangerous.
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Heavy, pungent wildfire smoke darkened skies in the U.S. on Thursday from the Great Lakes to parts of the East Coast, reducing visibility and prompting warnings that breathing the air outside could be dangerous.
Orange skies and heavy smoke covered large parts of the U.S. on Thursday as Canada and Minnesota grapple with wildfires. Hazardous air quality is expected to continue. Heavy, pungent wildfire smoke darkened skies in the U.S. on Thursday from the Great Lakes to parts of the East Coast, reducing visibility and prompting warnings that breathing the air outside could be dangerous.
NPR reported the story as "Dangerous wildfire smoke continues to blanket parts of the U.S.." PBS NewsHour reported the story as "As wildfire smoke makes air unhealthy from Midwest to East Coast, officials say stay inside."
2 sources have covered this story, including PBS NewsHour and NPR. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 20 hours ago.
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