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Elevated fire danger through the weekend; wildfire smoke continuing to affect air quality

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 8d ago
136 distinct posts / 48h, matching Elevated 136
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9d ago Pollution levels in the city were elevated as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted south across a huge swathe of the US -3.5
9d ago The Storm Prediction Center issues Day 1 Elevated Fire Weather Risk at Jul 17, 16:38z for portions of STO at Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:39:33 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here. -3.0
9d ago The Storm Prediction Center issues Day 1 Elevated Fire Weather Risk at Jul 17, 16:38z for portions of REV at Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:39:33 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here. -3.0
9d ago The Storm Prediction Center issues Day 1 Elevated Fire Weather Risk at Jul 17, 16:38z for portions of LKN at Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:39:33 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here. -1.0
9d ago The Storm Prediction Center issues Day 1 Elevated Fire Weather Risk at Jul 17, 16:38z for portions of BOI at Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:39:33 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here. -1.0
9d ago The Storm Prediction Center issues Day 1 Elevated Fire Weather Risk at Jul 17, 16:38z for portions of OTX at Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:39:33 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here. -1.0
9d ago The Storm Prediction Center issues Day 1 Elevated Fire Weather Risk at Jul 17, 16:38z for portions of PDT at Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:39:33 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here. -3.0
9d ago The Storm Prediction Center issues Day 1 Elevated Fire Weather Risk at Jul 17, 16:38z for portions of MFR at Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:39:33 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here. -1.0
9d ago #SPC issues Day 1 Elevated Fire Weather Risk at Jul 17, 16:38z for STO Link -4.0
9d ago #SPC issues Day 1 Elevated Fire Weather Risk at Jul 17, 16:38z for REV Link -2.0
9d ago #SPC issues Day 1 Elevated Fire Weather Risk at Jul 17, 16:38z for PDT Link -2.0
9d ago #SPC issues Day 1 Elevated Fire Weather Risk at Jul 17, 16:38z for MFR Link -2.0
9d ago #SPC issues Day 1 Elevated Fire Weather Risk at Jul 17, 16:38z for LKN Link -2.0
9d ago #SPC issues Day 1 Elevated Fire Weather Risk at Jul 17, 16:38z for OTX Link -2.0
9d ago #SPC issues Day 1 Elevated Fire Weather Risk at Jul 17, 16:38z for BOI Link -2.0
9d ago The Storm Prediction Center issues Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook (Max Risk: Elevated) at Jul 17, 16:38z Link -3.5
9d ago Air Quality Alert issued July 17 at 10:39AM EDT by NWS Marquette MI The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has issued an Air Quality Alert for July 17 and July 18 2… -3.0
9d ago Images from an elevated webcam focused on a construction site in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, demonstrating the effects of smoke from Canadian wildfires. As the timestamps on the images show, smoke wa… -1.0
9d ago Air Quality Alert issued July 17 at 9:07AM EDT by NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has issued an Air Quality Alert for July 17 and July… -4.5
9d ago Air Quality Alert for Midland & Others. Elevated fine particulate from wildfire smoke through Sat (July 17-18). Fri: Very Unhealthy south to Hazardous north. Sat: USG south to Very Unhealthy north.… -3.0
9d ago Air Quality Alert issued July 17 at 8:54AM EDT by NWS Grand Rapids MI The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has issued an Air Quality Alert for July 17 and July 18… -2.5
9d ago ‘My eyes were stinging’: New Yorkers navigate smoky air and soaring temperatures: Pollution levels in the city were elevated as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted south across a huge swathe of … -4.0
9d ago ‘My eyes were stinging’: New Yorkers navigate smoky air and soaring temperatures Pollution levels in the city were elevated as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted south across a huge swathe of t… -4.5
9d ago The Storm Prediction Center issues Day 1 Elevated Fire Weather Risk at Jul 17, 6:49z for portions of STO at Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:50:30 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here. -2.0
9d ago The Storm Prediction Center issues Day 2 Elevated Fire Weather Risk at Jul 17, 6:50z for portions of STO at Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:50:58 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here. -3.0
9d ago The Storm Prediction Center issues Day 2 Elevated Fire Weather Risk at Jul 17, 6:50z for portions of REV at Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:50:58 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here. -2.0
9d ago The Storm Prediction Center issues Day 2 Elevated Fire Weather Risk at Jul 17, 6:50z for portions of LKN at Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:50:58 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here. -2.0
9d ago The Storm Prediction Center issues Day 2 Elevated Fire Weather Risk at Jul 17, 6:50z for portions of BOI at Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:50:57 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here. -2.0
9d ago The Storm Prediction Center issues Day 2 Elevated Fire Weather Risk at Jul 17, 6:50z for portions of OTX at Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:50:57 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here. -2.0
9d ago The Storm Prediction Center issues Day 1 Elevated Fire Weather Risk at Jul 17, 6:49z for portions of PDT at Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:50:30 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here. -2.0

Articles in Story

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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 Fire danger increases on Friday with dry, hot, and windy weather wildfire_prevention kpax.com tense, dry, precarious
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fear
T3 Hazy sunshine, hot temperatures, and elevated fire danger wildfire_prevention kxlh.com uneasy, vigilant, warm
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T3 Elevated fire danger through the weekend; wildfire smoke continuing to affect air quality wildfire_prevention nbcmontana.com hazardous, smoky, tense
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fear