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Smoke Report: Air Quality and Wildfire Smoke in Idaho Item Info
- Title:
- Smoke Report: Air Quality and Wildfire Smoke in Idaho
- Creator:
- Mojtaba Sadegh; John Abatzoglou; Arash Modaresi Rad; Luke Montrose
- Category:
- Idaho Climate-Economy Impacts Assessment
- Section:
- Smoke
- Language:
- en
- Date:
- 2021
- Description:
- There are two main mechanisms that govern poor air quality in Idaho: (1) in cold months, air stagnation and inversions concentrate local air pollutants within valleys and close to the ground and pose significant health challenges to Idahoans and (2) in warm months, wildfires in Idaho and across the western U.S. emit huge quantities of pollutants that dwarf all other sources of pollutants (Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (IDEQ), 2020). Air quality has generally improved across Idaho over the past several decades, except for episodes of wildfire smoke that blanket large portions of the Gem State during warm temperature seasons. Wildfire smoke is a growing hazard for wildfire-prone regions like Idaho.
- Original Link:
- https://www.uidaho.edu/-/media/UIdaho-Responsive/Files/president/direct-reports/mcclure-center/iceia/iceia-smoke-report-2021.pdf
- Publisher:
- James A. & Louise McClure Center for Public Policy Research, University of Idaho
- Format:
- application/pdf
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Smoke Report: Air Quality and Wildfire Smoke in Idaho", McClure Center Archive, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/mcclure/items/mcclure-center-0065.html