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Where Wildfire Smoke Is The Worst Right Now—And What To Do About It

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 9d ago
1,115 distinct posts / 48h, matching Smoke 380 About 353 What 224 Right 161 Where 136
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9d ago my manager explained in a meeting that I had stayed home majority of last week because of flash flooding and our boss in all of their infinite wisdom said “those weren’t here they were around west … -4.0
9d ago July 17 at 2:35PM EDT until July 19 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Upton NY * what...flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * where...portions of northeast new jersey, including the following ar… ×2 -3.0
9d ago Thunderstorm warning where I am, hopefully it won't start too many fires. I worry about the next generation. ×2 -3.0
9d ago Shot during the heatwave, with the temperature still reaching 33°C at 9pm. One of those concerts where the atmosphere becomes visible. +2.0
9d ago The Civil Authorities have issued a Local Area Emergency for Coconino, AZ beginning at 2:16 pm and ending at 6:16 pm. Flash Flooding may occur in the Timberline, Wupatki Trails, and Fernwood area. … -2.0
9d ago Days of heavy rainfall have set off flash flooding, emergency rescues and warnings across southwest Texas and the Hill Country Here’s where displaced people can find shelter and how to help Texans… +1.5
9d ago 🟡 SPC Day 3: SLGT risk issued. Slight means organized severe weather is possible, but confidence/coverage/intensity are limited. Map shows where. Free to track odds now at vortexwxpredictions.com —… -0.5
9d ago We call my mother Hurricane Flo She visits and natural disasters occur Earthquake in Japan, Storm of the Century in Florida, 2013 Flood in Calgary where the night she arrived the police came to o… -1.0
9d ago Please submit a service request to 3-1-1 when your debris from the July 1 extreme weather event is ready for pickup. This will help us identify where collection is needed and schedule service more … +2.0
9d ago Morning coffee. The rain has stopped here. Hopefully waters are receding elsewhere. Grateful that tornado that hit San Antonio didn't veer into I-10 at rush hour. That was a near miss. Fortunately,… +3.5
9d ago A more humid and unsettled weather pattern will result in a few rounds of showers and thunderstorms, some with torrential downpours, through Saturday night. Where heavy rainfall is most persistent,… -1.5
9d ago They used to direct traffic, but I can count on one hand the number of times I have seen them directing traffic, always after a hurricane that knocked power out in a large area. Got to enjoy that,… -3.5
9d ago Here's where the University of Utah is preparing for flooding after wildfire burned above campus www.sltrib.com/news/2026/07... -1.5
9d ago Idk if it's hot where u live but when there's a heatwave i always get migraines bc my room's too hot at night, i don't drink enough, and i have poor sleep schedule/quality -1.5
9d ago i'd planned to mow the lawn yesterday ... because it's been 2 weeks ... and then i actually looked at the lawn. even inside the fence, where it grows far faster than the rest of the yard, it starti… -4.0
9d ago The experiment was pretty controversial with the residents of Georgia, where the hurricane caused $2 million in damage. www.iflscience.com/in-1947-scie... -3.0
9d ago Good news: It won't be quite as hot. Bad news: No meaningful rain on the horizon. Here's your latest UK weather forecast: 👉 youtu.be/-FlbCanAqnc What's the weather doing where you are? #UKWeather #… ×2 -1.5
9d ago In Maine, native populations of disease-bearing ticks have exploded to the point where at least 1:100 residents have contracted Lyme or anaplasmosis, etc. at least once in the past 5 years. Warm w… -3.5
9d ago I haven't seen any this summer but came across one in late April. The seasons are upside down in south-east England where drought conditions have hit nature hard. -2.5
9d ago Last night was the first time in a while where the inside temperature of the house went below 20C (19.7 so just barely). This 2nd "heatwave" has been very pleasant here in the Kildare NE uplands, 2… +3.0
9d ago But those were some of the highlights of Thursday where I had my energy back. Wednesday was about the time all my energy reserves had depleted and I felt really drained by the heat wave and the mia… ×2 -3.0
9d ago The devastating flooding that occurred earlier this year along the western boundary of Kruger National Park has torn apart elephant movement corridors that have existed for generations, pushing the… -6.0
9d ago We have a heatwave so I have been walking early in the morning - and to my delight I've been able to watch a family of foxes in the fields by the woods. This beautiful cub came within a couple of m… +4.0
9d ago The point being that this heatwave *could* achieve the title of longest on record, perhaps even by a margin of more than one day. In fact, max temps look to remain borderline well into next week. … -3.0
9d ago Good morning—finally, after 13 of them this week, no nightmares and just some sleep deprivation from warmth! And we're mostly out of the heatwave where I am. Which means awful barometric pressure c… +3.0
9d ago The Copernicus study proves climate change isn't a future threat; it’s an active health crisis. Extreme heat stress is up 2.5x in Europe, and low-income nations are bearing the absolute brunt. We c… -6.5
9d ago A couple more days of high alert due to the heat wave—which isn’t particularly intense here compared to regions like Sardinia, where temperatures are reportedly reaching 45°C (113°F). No AC and I'v… -6.0
9d ago Heat and drought cause water shortage in Netherlands, government says. Rivers are ‌bringing historically low levels of water into the Netherlands, where it has also hardly rained in ​recent weeks.… ×2 -4.0
9d ago Record breaking heat, prolonged drought, and longer wildfire seasons have created conditions where forests ignite more easily, burn more intensely, and produce smoke that travels thousands of miles… ×2 -4.0
9d ago Did you at least get a show earlier today? I can't even remember the last time I saw a bolt... been too long. Still happy not to live where bad storms are common with big hail etc. I saw some Tor… -1.5

Articles in Story

Tier Title Category Source Feeling SentimentSentiment Score (-5 to +5)
LLM-assessed emotional tone of coverage.

-5 = extremely negative/alarming
0 = neutral/factual
+5 = extremely positive/hopeful

The colored bar shows position on the scale. Emotion badge uses Plutchik's 8 primary emotions: joy, trust, fear, surprise, sadness, disgust, anger, anticipation.
T1 Where Wildfire Smoke Is The Worst Right Now—And What To Do About It weather_forecast forbes.com smoky, urgent, protective
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fear
T3 Wildfires expose millions in the Midwest and Northeast US to dangerous smoke weather_impact abc7.com acrid, suffocating, widespread
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fear
T3 Dangerous wildfire smoke continues to blanket parts of the U.S. weather_impact krwg.org choking, oppressive, unhealthy
-2.7
fear
T3 Dangerous wildfire smoke continues to blanket parts of the U.S. weather_impact tspr.org choking, hazy, uneasy
-2.7
fear
T3 Dangerous wildfire smoke continues to blanket parts of the U.S. weather_impact wysu.org widespread, unhealthy, alarming
-2.7
fear
T3 Dangerous wildfire smoke continues to blanket parts of the U.S. weather_impact kasu.org hazardous, suffocating, oppressive
-2.2
fear
T3 Dangerous wildfire smoke continues to blanket parts of the U.S. weather_impact wbaa.org hazardous, suffocating, hazy
-2.2
fear
T3 Dangerous wildfire smoke continues to blanket parts of the U.S. weather_impact kacu.org hazardous, suffocating, oppressive
-2.2
fear
T3 Dangerous wildfire smoke continues to blanket parts of the U.S. weather_impact knpr.org hazardous, choking, pervasive
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fear
T3 Dangerous wildfire smoke continues to blanket parts of the U.S. 📄 weather_impact northcountrypublicradio.org choking, pervasive, hazardous
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fear
T3 Dangerous wildfire smoke continues to blanket parts of the U.S. weather_impact kuow.org alarming, toxic, urgent
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fear
T3 Dangerous wildfire smoke continues to blanket parts of the U.S. weather_impact prairiepublic.org smoky, suffocating, hazardous
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fear