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How can wildfire smoke travel so far?

Jun 16, 2023 09:25AM ● By Content Editor
Photo: CBS

By Jeff Wagner - CBS Minnesota News - June 15, 2023

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) issued a new air quality alert Tuesday for northern Minnesota and the Twin Cities due to smoke and ozone in the atmosphere. It's a problem much of America faces this summer.

Wildfires have been sending smoke southwards, disturbing the air quality in American cities often hundreds of miles away.


To read the full story, visit the CBS Minnesota News site here. 

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