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The Summer of Smoke

the scalding smoke smothers
raging wildfires burn with bestial fury toxic smoke saturates the Lower 48 smoky air sears through lethargic lungs
AIR QUALITY ALERTS! AQI 80>100>300>400+ Codes Orange>Red>Purple>Maroon
purple dots proliferate on the map N95 masks stage a comeback The Big Apple suffocates in orange haze
the smothering sky smolders

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