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LIVES, THOUGH.

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AND THEY BOTH JOINED THE FORCE

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JUST 14 MONTHS AGO

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>>> WILDFIRES RAGING ON THE WEST

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COAST HAVE NOW KILLED AT LEAST

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33 PEOPLE, WITH DOZENS MORE

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MISSING.

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HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS FORCES TO

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FLEE THEIR HOMES ACROSS

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CALIFORNIA, OREGON, AND

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WASHINGTON STATE

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BLANKETS OF UNHEALTHY SMOKE HAVE

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COMPLICATED EFFORTS TO FIGHT THE

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FIRES, WHICH HAVE NOW TORCHED

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CLOSE TO 4 MILLION ACRES OF

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LAND

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NBC’S SCOTT COHEN IS IN BARRY

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CREAK, CALIFORNIA, NEARLY 100

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MIMES DUE NORTH OF SACRAMENTO.

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WE HAVE BEEN SEEING THESE

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APOCALYPTIC IMAGES

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THE ONE YOU’RE AT RIGHT NOW, YOU

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CAN SEE THAT AIR QUALITY, HOW

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UNSAFE IS IT RIGHT NOW

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>> YEAH, I MEAN, IT’S TRUE

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YOU SEE THESE IMAGES, AND THIS

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IS A FIRE THAT HAS NOW CLAIMED

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12 LIVES

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ALONGSIDE ALL THESE, YEAH, YOU

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SEE THE HAZE IN THE AIR.

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THAT IS THE SMOKE.

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AND IT’S HAVING A NUMBER OF

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DIFFERENT EFFECTS.

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ON THE POSITIVE SIDE, IT IS

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HELPING TO KEEP THE FLAMES DOWN.

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LETTING THE FIREFIGHTERS DO

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THEIR WORK

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BUT IT ALSO LIMITS VISIBILITY,

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SO IT’S DIFFICULT TO SEE, FOR

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PEOPLE TO GET OUT.

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THAT’S WHY THEY’RE WORRIED THERE

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MAY BE MORE BODIES BEFORE THIS

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IS SAID AND DONE

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AND ALSO, OF COURSE, THIS AIR IS

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EXTRAORDINARILY UNHEALTHY.

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>> THERE’S INCREASE IN ASH AND

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THE SMOKE AND THE OTHER

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PARTICULATES THAT ARE IN THE

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SMOKE.

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THAT’S ONE THING

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BUT THEY’RE ALSO BREATHING IN AN

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INCREASED NUMBER OF OTHER

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CHEMICALS LIKE OZONE

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AND SOME OF THE OTHER

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PARTICULATES WE NORMALLY SEE

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WITH DIESEL FUEL THAT’S BURNED

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IN DIESEL ENGINES.

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THIS IS AS SERIOUS AS IT GETS.

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RIGHT NOW, AS YOU KNOW AND WE

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HAVE RIGHT NOW THE WORST AIR

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QUALITY IN THE WORLD

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WE HAVE TO TAKE IT EXTREMELY

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SERIOUS.

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WE’RE ALL IN DANGER OF BECOMING

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ILL FROM THIS.

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AND WE CANNOT IGNORE IT.

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>> FORECASTERS ARE SAYING THAT

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WE COULD GET A LITTLE BIT OF

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RELIEF AS THE PATTERNS CHANGE

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AND THE WINDS PICK UP, SO THAT’S

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GOOD FOR THE AIR

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BUT OF COURSE, THAT’S THE WORST