It’s been over a week since smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketed the area with some of the worst air quality in the world. Here are answers to some lasting questions about the hazy event, like how much of it was due to climate change, why the wildfires have been burning for so long, and why poor air quality is dangerous.
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