AUSTIN (KXAN) — It is an unfortunate aspect of the recent past that wildfire smoke pollution has increased. It should be noted that this isn't just a western states problem. It just seems like there are always wildfires in California but that simply isn't the case.

It's not the United States that has seen these wildfires but also Canada. Smoke exposure destroyed records in 2023 in part due to the smoke from Canada's worst wildfire season on record as the smoke traveled over the heavy-populated areas in the eastern part of the United States.

So far this year, Canadian fires have destroyed an area more than double the country's 10-year average. The continued outpouring of the smoke has spread to the Upper Midwest and parts of the Northeast.

The wildfires have contributed to an increase in

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