The National Fire Protection Association says the risk of dying in reported home structure fires is 55 percent lower in homes with working smoke detectors.
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Smith said the reason she suspects such green tomatoes is because of the wildfire smoke.
Wildfires in Canada are still creating smoke that is drifting down to us today. A high pressure center to our north is allowing that smoke to stream into our region then sink down here to the ground instead of staying thousands of feet above our heads.
Have you noticed the haze in the sky today? Maybe you thought it was just another cloudy day, but the haze is actually caused by smoke from wildfires in Canada.
Did you notice a haze in the sky today? Originally an Air Quality Alert was issued for expected higher levels of surface ozone that would be unhealthy for sensitive groups. Thursday morning that Air Quality Alert was updated to include smoke particles in the air, too, which caused that haze you saw.
The Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District and Indiana Department of Environmental Management have declared the air quality today to be unhealthy for sensitive groups because there are higher concentrations of smoke particles in the air.
This morning the sky took on a hazy, almost milky tinge that is turning slightly more orange-looking tonight. Smoke from wildfires in the western United States is causing these strange views in our area, so let's talk about what's happening and how that's possible.
A brush fire in California formed a smoke "tornado"! Watch
Did you notice the sun looked a little red/pink as it rose this morning? You're not alone and you're not crazy. Atmospheric smoke is creeping back into our area today.