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July 21, 2021

Record-Breaking Wildfires Continue to Rage in Siberia, Western U.S., Releasing Toxic Fumes
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In Siberia, 320,000 residents have been told to stay indoors amid
record-breaking wildfires, with the city of Yakutsk experiencing what
might be one of the world's worst-ever air pollution events.

Here in the U.S., the skies are once again thick with haze as far east
as New York City as the massive Bootleg and other fires rage in the
West. Meanwhile, the Great Salt Lake, the largest saltwater lake in the
Western Hemisphere, has tied its all-time historic lowest level, and is
expected to break that record soon amid the ongoing drought.


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