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Brenda

(2,088 posts)
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 12:09 PM Jun 2025

Americans told to stay indoors in 5 states

On Wednesday, residents in Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota, and Kansas contended with potentially hazardous air pollution levels, according to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) real-time air quality map.

EPA mapping showed high concentration levels of fine particulates, also known as PM2.5 across a portion of central Kansas, western Minnesota, northwest South Dakota, a large portion of North Dakota, and Northeast Montana.

The worst affected state was North Dakota, with the EPA map showing a central swath of the state marked under "very unhealthy" air quality levels.

This is a developing story and will be updated shortly.


https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/americans-told-to-stay-indoors-in-5-states/ar-AA1Gw5Ip?ocid=msedgntp&pc=ENTPHB&cvid=b77ab13bb8cc4dd1a0afe16079bfdf77&ei=7
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Americans told to stay indoors in 5 states (Original Post) Brenda Jun 2025 OP
Wildfires in Canada maxsolomon Jun 2025 #1
It's a problem, but there are no wildfires in the US? Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2025 #2
Yes there are some in the US, too. Brenda Jun 2025 #4
the smoke is drifting down from CA maxsolomon Jun 2025 #5
Wait....didn't Elon fire EPA with everyone else? (n/t) Moostache Jun 2025 #3
I would not put it pass this fucked up... Lovie777 Jun 2025 #6
A site to keep aware of this ongoing problem... justaprogressive Jun 2025 #7
Even down south a bit, here in Ohio, we're seeing the effects. Xavier Breath Jun 2025 #8
Oh, I thought this was a curfew thing. milestogo Jun 2025 #9

maxsolomon

(39,144 posts)
1. Wildfires in Canada
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 12:11 PM
Jun 2025

In case anyone was wondering how this article could fail to mention the reason.

Brenda

(2,088 posts)
4. Yes there are some in the US, too.
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 12:16 PM
Jun 2025

But things are so fucked up right now my first thought when I read the headline was, "Oh shit, Chump's trying to keep people from leaving their homes!"

I hate him so fucking much.

maxsolomon

(39,144 posts)
5. the smoke is drifting down from CA
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 12:19 PM
Jun 2025
https://firesmoke.ca/forecasts/current/

the western US has a couple wildfires but not compared to the ones in northern BC. the smoke is blanketing Europe, too.

Lovie777

(23,755 posts)
6. I would not put it pass this fucked up...
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 12:21 PM
Jun 2025

administration. shithole is so insecure and totally insane. Birthday bash I hope for the failure.

Evil sob.

Xavier Breath

(6,681 posts)
8. Even down south a bit, here in Ohio, we're seeing the effects.
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 12:26 PM
Jun 2025

The local news had a shot of the city last night during the weather segment, and with the sun and haze it looked like a pic of Los Angeles in the late afternoon on a day in the '80s.

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