Wildfire Smoke Is Bringing Smog Back: Here's What You Need To Know
Posted by Austin Air Team & McHardy Team on 17th Jul 2026
Research shows that growing wildfires are reversing decades of North American clean-air progress, pushing national smog (ground-level ozone) back up after years of decline. Wildfire smoke does not stay near the flames—it travels hundreds to thousands of kilometers, raising ozone and fine-particle pollution far downwind and worsening conditions like asthma. With the increase of wildfires appe
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