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Air quality plummets as wildfire smoke hits Alaska's most populous cities

9 Jul 2019

Fairbanks, Alaska, United States

Smoke and soot from central Alaska wildfires have afflicted the subarctic city of Fairbanks with some of the world's worst air pollution in recent days, forcing many residents indoors and prompting one hospital to set up a "clean air shelter."

Reuters / Yereth Rosen

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