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Here’s what we learned while flying through wildfire smoke plumes – GreenBiz
With wildfires increasingly in the news, a large community of scientists are working to better understand wildfire emissions and how they change as they blow into…
The year 2020 will be remembered for many reasons, including record-breaking wildfires that turned San Franciscos skies an apocalyptic shade of red and blanketed large parts of the West in smoke for weeks on end.
California experienced five of its six largest fires (PDF) on record in 2020, including the first modern “gigafire,” a wildfire that burned over 1 million acres. Colorado saw its three largest fires on record.
While the smoke can make for beautiful sunsets, it also can have dire consequences…
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