{"id":9060,"date":"2026-07-17T23:48:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T18:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=9060"},"modified":"2026-07-17T23:48:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T18:48:35","slug":"how-long-will-this-wildfire-smoke-last","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=9060","title":{"rendered":"How Long Will This Wildfire Smoke Last?"},"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 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">Being outside when the AQI is that high can have harmful health effects, including shortness of breath, throat irritation, itchy eyes, dizziness, fatigue, and a headache.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">\u201cWhen the AQI climbs into the 150+ range for a full day outside, that\u2019s in the ballpark of [smoking] seven to nine cigarettes,\u201d Dr. Jonathan M. Tan, division chief of General Anesthesiology at Children\u2019s Hospital of Philadelphia, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accuweather.com\/en\/weather-news\/dangerous-air-quality-in-chicago-pittsburgh-as-thick-wildfire-smoke-shrouds-the-sky-for-millions\/1911870\" title=\"undefined\" target=\"undefined\">AccuWeather<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">Local officials and health experts urged people in areas grappling with poor quality to stay inside as much as possible and avoid strenuous activity. They recommended that people who need to go outside wear N95 masks to protect themselves from inhaling the polluted air as much as possible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">While forecasters have predicted that the heat and smoke will subside in some areas starting on Friday, they\u2019ve also said that the air quality could worsen yet again this weekend in others. The National Weather Service <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov\/discussions\/hpcdiscussions.php?disc=pmdspd\" title=\"undefined\" target=\"undefined\">said<\/a> that air pollution would continue to be \u201ca concern this weekend as northwesterly flow continues to usher in smoke from Canadian wildfires toward the northeastern quarter\u201d of the country.<\/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>Being outside when the AQI is that high can have harmful health effects, including shortness of breath, throat irritation, itchy eyes, dizziness, fatigue, and a headache. \u201cWhen the AQI climbs into the 150+ range for a full day outside, that\u2019s in the ballpark of [smoking] seven to nine cigarettes,\u201d Dr. Jonathan M. 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