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Health advisory issued for smoky skies

Posted: Sep 1, 2009 4:17 PM by Bea Karnes

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Roaring wildfires in California and other western states and Canada have filled Colorado's skies with a choking , white haze. Tuesday afternoon, the state health department issued a health advisory: Active children, active adults, and people with respiratory illnesses should limit prolonged outdoor exertion from 2 PM until midnight tonight.

The haze is expected to lessen as the week progresses.

Topics: haze, smoke, wildfires, california, colorado

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