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Smoke spreads once again across Paraguay

Published on: September 18, 2024
17:28

Asuncion, Sep 18 (Prensa Latina) Paraguay’s Encarnacion weather station reported on Wednesday that the smoke caused by wildfires in neighboring countries are again entering the country.

South America suffers the ravages of several forest fires

Published on: September 12, 2024
10:15

Brasília, Sep 12 (Prensa Latina) Smoke from forest fires in Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay today seriously affects air quality in several areas of South America.

Third-hand smoke may harm children – UC Study

Published on: January 8, 2024
17:26

Washington, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers says that third-hand smoke can harm children, since toxic substances remain on surfaces, even in homes that ban indoor smoking, a specialized magazine published Monday.

Canada alerts on eye diseases given poor air quality

Published on: July 11, 2023
15:23

Ottawa, Jul 11 (Prensa Latina) Canadian health authorities on Tuesday warned its population about the spread of eye diseases due to poor air quality caused by wildfires across the country.

Wildfire smoke blankets upper Midwest, forecast to head east

Published on: June 15, 2023
15:54

Washington, Jun 15 (Prensa Latina) The smoke from Canadian wildfires is currently covering the upper Midwest of the United States, while authorized entities on Thursday reported such conditions could also be impacting the east in the next few days.

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