Weather Forecasts Aren’t Made for Smoke Like This
TechnologyWeather Forecasts Aren’t Made for Smoke Like ThisWe need a better way to know when it’s safe outside.By Daniel EngberStephen Zenner / SOPA Images / LightRocket / GettyJuly 24, 2026, 7:45 AM ET ShareSave The air is bad this summer. Smoke from wildfires has gusted over people’s homes, spreading haze and yellowing the sky. Last week, four midwestern cities—Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, and Toledo—reached the highest levels of particulate pollution they’ve recorded in two decades.
- ▪TechnologyWeather Forecasts Aren’t Made for Smoke Like ThisWe need a better way to know when it’s safe outside.By Daniel EngberStephen Zenner / SOPA Images / LightRocket / GettyJuly 24, 2026, 7:45 AM ET ShareSave The air is bad this summer.
- ▪Smoke from wildfires has gusted over people’s homes, spreading haze and yellowing the sky.
- ▪Last week, four midwestern cities—Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, and Toledo—reached the highest levels of particulate pollution they’ve recorded in two decades.
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TechnologyWeather Forecasts Aren’t Made for Smoke Like ThisWe need a better way to know when it’s safe outside.By Daniel EngberStephen Zenner / SOPA Images / LightRocket / GettyJuly 24, 2026, 7:45 AM ET ShareSave The air is bad this summer. Really, it’s historically disgusting. Smoke from wildfires has gusted over people’s homes, spreading haze and yellowing the sky. Last week, four midwestern cities—Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, and Toledo—reached the highest levels of particulate pollution they’ve recorded in two decades.
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