![]() Here’s what you should know about air quality in Minnesota, and how to protect your health in the event of an air quality alert. Local experts say we should expect similarly poor air quality throughout the season, due to an unusually dry summer without precipitation resulting in an increased risk for wildfires. If you’ve walked outdoors and wondered why the sky looks foggy and the air tastes like smoke, you can thank a recent increase in wildfires and ozone pollution, which has caused air quality alerts to skyrocket both locally and nationally.įrom June 14–16, Minnesota air quality reached the worst levels since the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency began documenting air quality data in 1980, shortly preceded by New York’s burnt-orange skies and air quality reaching hazardous levels. View of Minneapolis skyline with heavy air pollution from fires in Canada in July 2015.
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