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Canada: COVID case rate 19 times higher than reported previously--new study

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Wastewater sampling in Canada suggests COVID case rate 19 times higher than reported Sampling suggested that Omicron COVID-19 cases were up to 19 times higher than reported because of changes in clinical testing. CIDRAP

 

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A hot, smoky summer expected in much of America.

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Expect a hot, smoky summer in much of America. Here's why you'd better get used to it Forecasters say the only break much of America can hope for anytime soon from eye-watering dangerous smoke from fire-struck Canada is brief bouts of shirt-soaking sweltering heat and humidity from a southern heat wave that has already proven deadly. AP News
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Canadian wildfires are causing unhealthy air quality again in parts of the US

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Canadian wildfires are causing unhealthy air quality again in Chicago and other parts of the US Drifting smoke from the ongoing wildfires across Canada is creating curtains of haze and raising air quality concerns throughout the Great Lakes region, and in parts of the central and eastern United States. AP News

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Opinion The wildfire smoke may be gone. But the health threat remains.

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Opinion | The wildfire smoke may be gone. But the health threat remains. How wildfire smoke impacts human health Leana S. Wen Washington Post
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Why some of the US has the most polluted air in the world right now

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Why some of the US has the most polluted air in the world right now Canada’s smoke blanketing the US is just the latest example of intensifying wildfires. Rachel DuRose Vox
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Third day of smoky air gives millions in US East Coast, Canada a new view of wildfire threat; what novices need to know

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A third day of smoky air gives millions in US East Coast, Canada a new view of wildfire threat With weather systems expected to hardly budge, the smoky blanket billowing across the U.S. and Canada from wildfires in Quebec and Nova Scotia will possibly persist into the weekend. AP NEWS

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Face masks and protection against wildfire smoke--what doctors say

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Can a Face Mask Protect You Against Wildfire Smoke? What Doctors Say Many parts of the East Coast have “very unhealthy” or “hazardous” air quality, so can wearing a face mask help protect you? Yes, but they’re not perfect. Yahoo Life
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The public health lessons of Covid can help protect against the Canadian wildfire smoke

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How the public health lessons of Covid can help Americans protect themselves from wildfire smoke Here are just a few ways in which the public health lessons of Covid may now help people to minimize health risks from air pollution. J. Emory Parker STAT

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The primary health concern from wildfire smoke comes from the amount of very fine particulates in the air, smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter. The measure of this is commonly abbreviated as PM2.5.

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Senate leader Schumer calls Canadian wildfires ‘unprecedented,’ warns of climate change impact

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Schumer calls Canadian wildfires ‘unprecedented,’ warns of climate change impact Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) called the Canadian wildfires “truly unprecedented,” in floor remarks on Wednesday, and warned of the ongoing damage caused by climate change. “T… sfortinsky The Hill

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Canadian wildfires lead to air quality alerts un U.S. and advice on how to stay safe

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Canada wildfires are leading to air-quality alerts in US. Here's how to stay safe Canada is dealing with a series of intense wildfires that have spread from the western provinces to Quebec, with hundreds of forest fires burning. Wind has carried smoke from the fires southward, triggering air quality alerts throughout the United States. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday issued a poor air quality alert for New England, a day after parts of Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota received a similar advisory. Last week, U.S. officials as far south as Maryland, Baltimore, Virginia and Pennsylvania reported being impacted by the wildfires.
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