Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://ar-c.org/video/aK4GooQBi33.html Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter What to know as wildfires envelop Michigan in smoke (again) [wzlsrVdLjIJ] Health Updated on August 08, 2026 EDT — Published on August 08, 2026 EDT Like clockwork, Michigan and much of the surrounding region are once again engulfed in summer smoke as wind pushes air south from wildfires in Canada and northern Minnesota. Detroit had the worst air quality of any major city in the world Thursday morning, with an index of 698 – well above the 300-level threshold at which outdoor air quality is considered so poor it’s an emergency threat to public health. Fine particles (aka soot), ozone and other pollutants contained in wildfire smoke can harm the lungs, heart, brain and other organs. Research has linked even short-term exposure to increased infant deaths, increased asthma hospitalization among children and increased hospital visits for lung disease and heart attacks. Read more here: #shorts I8fSBQjaSf0 ybTCkw1gJBe 55mI3SOxFrT wk9gwL30cCv W1P7c45q6W6 agZ3PVoq1jU 54qoaw67Ue2 v1YUYxPbGdy
Like clockwork, Michigan and much of the surrounding region are once again engulfed in summer smoke as wind pushes air south from wildfires in Canada and northern Minnesota. Detroit had the worst air quality of any major city in the world Thursday morning, with an index of 698 – well above the 300-level threshold at which outdoor air quality is considered so poor it’s an emergency threat to public health. Fine particles (aka soot), ozone and other pollutants contained in wildfire smoke can harm the lungs, heart, brain and other organs. Research has linked even short-term exposure to increased infant deaths, increased asthma hospitalization among children and increased hospital visits for lung disease and heart attacks. Read more here: #shorts I8fSBQjaSf0 ybTCkw1gJBe 55mI3SOxFrT wk9gwL30cCv W1P7c45q6W6 agZ3PVoq1jU 54qoaw67Ue2 v1YUYxPbGdy