There’s a certain sting that comes with being unintentionally ignored, like waving at someone who doesn’t wave back or saying “hi” and getting silence in return. It’s awkward, it’s humbling, and apparently, it transcends species. Recently, a therapy dog named Macho felt that sting when his best friend, a
So far, 1.9 million hectares (4.7 million acres) have burned, mostly in the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Still, the current crisis does not yet come close to rivaling 2023, when 17 million hectares burned.The air quality rating in New York is expected to rise to 77 in the early morning on Wednesday as a result of the fires, while readings in Philadelphia and Washington will also rise to 70 and to 68 in Boston, according to IQAir, a website that monitors air quality around the world.
An air quality rating of below 50 is considered to be "good," and readings between 100 and 300 are deemed "unhealthy" to "very unhealthy," while higher than that is considered "hazardous," according to the website.One of the worst spots for air quality on Tuesday afternoon was Ely, Minnesota, near the Manitoba border. It registered a "hazardous" reading of 336.In Duluth, Minnesota, the rating stood at 164 on Tuesday afternoon, having dropped from 309, while in Flin Flon, Manitoba, about 800 miles (1,300 km) to the north and in one of the areas where the Canadian wildfires are concentrated, the AQI was at 202, down from 359 in the morning.
In IQAir's list of the world's major cities, Minneapolis ranked as third worst air quality, with a 168 reading, tying with Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Children, the elderly and people with chronic cardiac, respiratory and other illnesses are most vulnerable to the effects of the smoke, especially those with cardiovascular problems, according to Brugge.
"The risk of hospitalization and death is low in people who are healthy and at a young age," he said, adding that there is still evidence that air pollution exposure increases blood pressure and inflammation for those people.
Exposure to wildfire smoke may also increase lung cancer patients' risk of dying from their disease, particularly among non-smokers, although the effect may be mitigated by certain cancer treatments, according to a large California study presented last month.caught her in the act. I guess she knows that she's cute enough to get away with it!
Viewers left some pretty funny comments about thereaction to getting caught red-handed. @Amber Lynn laughed and said, "The way she just walks right into the bag!!!" @Ricco pointed out, "Omg her little shakes like she was so proud of herself, so cute LOL!" @Magick Mom added, "Her sassy little head sway when you catch her! She’s so funny!"
Quaker parrots, also known as monk parakeets, are highly intelligent birds and the only ones out there that build communal nests. Auggie is not only cute, she's famous, too. You might have seen her around before singing '', and it's absolutely adorable when she does it!