Air quality plummets as wildfire smoke hits Alaska’s cities
Fairbanks, in sub-Arctic Alaska, is suffering some of the worst air pollution in the world because of wildfire smoke.
July 10, 2019
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Smoke and soot from central Alaska wildfires have afflicted the sub-Arctic city of Fairbanks with some of the world’s worst air pollution in recent days, forcing many residents indoors and prompting one hospital to set up a “clean air shelter.”
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