{"id":22035,"date":"2026-07-30T13:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T08:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22035"},"modified":"2026-07-30T13:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T08:00:13","slug":"could-wildfires-overshadow-spains-solar-eclipse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22035","title":{"rendered":"Could Wildfires Overshadow Spain\u2019s Solar Eclipse?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"paragraph-content\">\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">The smoke from the fires contains\u00a0 \u201cparticulate matter\u201d consisting of burnt material, she explains.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">\u201cFirstly, that can affect visibility because these particles can reflect the sunlight and just create a haze and a sort of a cloud that is really hard to see through,\u201d Wagner says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">But there is also the question of air quality, which could hinder viewers\u2019 ability to safely stand outside and observe the eclipse.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">\u201cThere&#8217;s high levels of this smoke, and high levels of the particulate matter within the smoke, which is really harmful to human health, as these particles are really small,\u201d Wagner says, referring to a type of fine air pollutant known as PM2.5, which has been <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6260752\/harmful-global-air-pollution-problem\/\" target=\"undefined\">linked to<\/a> lung cancer and heart disease. \u201cThey can be breathed in, and it can affect people&#8217;s health, particularly vulnerable populations with respiratory and cardiovascular problems.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">Totality occurs when the moon passes exactly between the sun and the Earth, blocking out the daylight and casting impacted areas into complete darkness for about three minutes. While the experience of totality is brief, breathing in wildfire smoke can make people sick \u201cright away,\u201d leading to coughing and headaches, among other symptoms, according to the United States <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/wildfires\/risk-factors\/index.html\" target=\"undefined\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The smoke from the fires contains\u00a0 \u201cparticulate matter\u201d consisting of burnt material, she explains. \u201cFirstly, that can affect visibility because these particles can reflect the sunlight and just create a haze and a sort of a cloud that is really hard to see through,\u201d Wagner says. 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