wildfire smoke

Air quality monitors in the region showed air quality dropped to the purple or very unhealthy level this morning. It’s mostly been in the red or unhealthy level the last two days.

The Wisconsin DNR issues an air quality advisory for the entire state as air quality is expected to drop down to the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG; Orange) to the Unhealthy (Red) categories.

The Wisconsin DNR issued an air quality alert for Thursday, July 24 for Wisconsin’s northwest counties.

The Wisconsin DNR says forecasts call for the air quality index to drop to the Unhealthy For Sensitive Groups to Unhealthy levels.

The American Humane Society said just like their owners, the respiratory systems of dogs and cats can suffer when smoky conditions come on strong

In recent weeks, health officials have seen an increase in people coming in with health issues related to wildfire smoke.As wildfires grow more intense due to climate change, health complications are likely to become more common.

Air quality could drop to the unhealthy to very unhealthy range.

Canadian wildfires are expected to drop air quality across the region Friday.

Holloway will be talking about how science supports air quality management and how wildfire smoke is changing that at May’s Science on Tap Minocqua.

Money from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will be used to help reduce wildfire risk, improve firefighter training, rehabilitate burned areas and advance research, according to the Interior Department