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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNever have I seen poor air quality like I have today in the Twin Cities
And wouldn't you know, it's a new record.
My daughter is currently upstairs moping now that I told her she couldn't go outside anymore today.
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2021/07/29/worst-air-quality-on-record-in-minnesota-today
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Never have I seen poor air quality like I have today in the Twin Cities (Original Post)
NickB79
Jul 2021
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I know, we're two hours away from the twin cities, and I swear I can smell the smoke.
a kennedy
Jul 2021
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a kennedy
(35,564 posts)1. I know, we're two hours away from the twin cities, and I swear I can smell the smoke.
It's like a bad campfire out there.
a kennedy
(35,564 posts)5. Thank you.....I was actually thinking that I heard it was smoke so my nose was just overreacting
to it
..but I do smell it.
And thanks.
bamagal62
(4,400 posts)2. My son lives in Minneapolis.
He just sent me a photo from his balcony. You could hardly see the sun. It was a small glowing speck. Looked pretty bad.
CrackityJones75
(2,403 posts)3. It is awful
It smells of burnt plastic at times. Just terrible.
sarisataka
(22,356 posts)6. It is the worst I have seen
Since being around oil fires in the Middle East.
Looking down 35E towards downtown looked like some of the pictures of Chinese cities when they have bad smog.
