Air quality alerts spread across Minnesota as fires rage, sending smoke south

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Smoke from wildfires burning in northern Minnesota and Canada has drifted into other parts of Minnesota this week and triggered air quality alerts for much of the state.

Coming up at 9 a.m. on Thursday, MPR News guest host Kelly Gordon talks about how air quality is monitored and forecast and the health risks of breathing wildfire smoke.

How has the recent smoke from wildfires affected you? What questions do you have about how to protect your health and home from poor air quality? 

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Coming up at 9 a.m. on Thursday, MPR News guest host Kelly Gordon talks about how air quality is monitored and forecast and the health risks of breathing wildfire smoke.


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