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Study: Wildfire Smoke Harms Air Quality Far From Source

Texans are familiar with the devastation that wildfires can bring to land, property and community. But new research claims that smoke from those fires could pose hazards hundreds of miles away.

by Mose Buchele, KUT News

The pines on the south side of Texas Hwy 21 erupt in flames and smoke during the wildfires on September 6, 2011.
Credit: Bob Daemmrich

Texans are familiar with the devastation that wildfires can bring to land, property and community. But new research claims that smoke from those fires could pose hazards hundreds of miles away. Read the full story at StateImpact Texas.

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Mose Buchele

KUT NEWS

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