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Air Quality Alert Issued For Entire State Of Minnesota
The smoke from wildfires in western Canada is affecting the air quality across Minnesota, including the Twin Cities.
MINNESOTA — The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert for the entire state of Minnesota. Officials say smoke from wildfires in western Canada will continue to affect Minnesota Friday into Saturday.
A "thick blanket of smoke" is expected to arrive in the atmopshere Friday afternoon.
An air quality alert is issued when air quality indices are expected to reach or exceed 101, a level considered unhealthy for sensitive groups.
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Officials say people with lung disease, asthma, heart disease, children and older adults, and people who are active outdoors should limit "prolonged exertion."
As smoke from distant fires continues to spread into MN, the current air quality alert is being extended into Sunday, and now covers the whole state. https://t.co/7bG9WkGZES pic.twitter.com/46S3GCPSGV
— MPCA (@MnPCA) August 10, 2018
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