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Wildfire smoke in Philadelphia: Air quality, health impacts, symptoms

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 9d ago
16 distinct posts / 48h, matching Philadelphia 16
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9d ago The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for Mercer, NJ, Berks, PA, Philadelphia, PA, Salem, NJ, Delaware, PA, Monmouth, NJ, New Castle, DE, Chester, PA, Montgomery, PA, Burlingt… -2.0
9d ago The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for Mercer, NJ, Berks, PA, Philadelphia, PA, Northampton, PA, Lehigh, PA, Sussex, NJ, Monroe, PA, Somerset, NJ, Carbon, PA, Montgomery, P… -1.5
9d ago Extreme heat tests Philadelphia’s climate resilience during a weekend of historic celebrations. From @insideclimatenews.org -2.5
9d ago Smoky Friday morning in Philadelphia region, tracking severe weather for Saturday. Here’s the weather forecast. https://www.europesays.com/us/940354/ Wildfire smoke will be the big story Friday i… -1.0
9d ago Fair Housing Rights Center forced to work remotely after sewage flooding damages Philadelphia office https://www.europesays.com/us/940104/ PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — The Fair Housing Rights Center in … -4.5
9d ago Severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings for Ocean, Burlington counties https://www.europesays.com/us/939974/ PHILADELPHIA – The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a tornado warni… -6.5
9d ago Wildfire Smoke and Extreme Heat in Philadelphia: How to Protect Yourself During a Code Red Air… by @EpiRen medium.com/p/wildfire-s... -1.0
9d ago BREAKING: The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for parts of Burlington and Ocean counties until 8:30 p.m. Thursday. https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/tornado-warning-bu… -7.5
9d ago Philadelphia is under a Code Red air quality alert. Wildfire smoke and extreme heat together are more dangerous than either alone. Check the AQI, stay indoors, filter your air, and wear an N95 outs… -3.0
9d ago Air quality warning, extreme heat dome in Philadelphia…..who wants to buy that air purifier and solar umbrella off my wishlist 😳 Throne.com/nicolaryder -1.0
10d ago Florida, the state where there was a Facebook group assembling to shoot their guns at an incoming hurricane in order to demonstrate that they weren't going to put up with Mother Nature. www.cbsne… -2.0
10d ago Heat and smoke. Roughly 100 million Americans are breathing wildfire smoke right now, in the middle of a heat wave pushing the heat index past 100° from D.C. to Philadelphia. Check your air quali… -4.0
10d ago Extreme heat forces Amtrak, SEPTA to slow trains - h/t The Philadelphia Inquirer -2.5
10d ago Teddy successfully tackled the end of June heatwave in the Northeast, when a heat dome brought temperatures (over 100°F real feel) unlike anything seen in Philadelphia, hotter than in the Greater A… +3.0
10d ago Philadelphia residents are braving a heatwave and code red air quality alert due to wildfire smoke, despite warnings from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. -4.5
10d ago Fans at Philadelphia’s FIFA Fan Festival endured extreme heat while watching the Argentina vs. England World Cup semifinal, demonstrating strong passion and resilience. +2.0

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.
T3 Wildfire smoke in Philadelphia: Air quality, health impacts, symptoms ⚖ Contested weather_impact inquirer.com breathless, concerned, informative
-2.9
fear
T3 Wildfires bring haze, unhealthy air quality to Berks (Photos) weather_impact readingeagle.com hazy, suffocating, concerning
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disgust
T3 Philadelphia air quality: When will wildfire smoke clear? weather_forecast fox29.com hazardous, impatient, hopeful
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anticipation
T3 Live updates: Air quality emergency, severe storms in Philly ⚖ Contested weather_severe_storm nbcphiladelphia.com hazardous, alarming, urgent
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fear