Mastodon: On Tuesday, Calgary became the most polluted city in the world for a few hours.

[applegrove]

On Tuesday, Calgary became the most polluted city in the world for a few hours.

Air pollution is linked to the development of neurological disorders like dementia, heart disease, lung disease, assorted cancers and more, experts tell the Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2023/05/16/wildfires-made-calgary-the-most-polluted-city-on-earth-heres-how-air-pollution-harms-our-health.html
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[2naSalit]

1. Meanwhile in Montana..

We are smoked out. It hasn't been this smoky since everything directly west of here was burning down a couple years ago. The most I could see of the mountains nearby was a mere hint of a silhouette of them. I stayed inside most of the day.

[applegrove]

2. It is so dangerous. Alberta is calling on regular civil servants to

fight the fires which let's you know how desperate they are. I would imagine it would be going to the already flamed out places and watering the ground and digging out smokey places underground, so I don't think it is dangerous other than the smokey air.