Where did the smoke originate? Farmers in the Flint Hills in eastern Kansas burn the prairie to control invasive species and promote the growth of nutritious grass for their cattle.
David Letterman - Stupid Cigarette Tricks with Tom Mullica
DARE
The Cave Smoke Shop
Collinsville, Illinois, USA
Running 2 BlueAir hepas and a corsi box in the house, it sounds like we're in an airplane hangar. Outdoor AirThings sensor bopping between 10 and 30 for PM2.5. Indoor is hanging at 2.
Seven fires in the general WNC area, closest is 5 miles away. No wind. So many people have it worse.
@Ultraverified All excellent choices! I went through my #Scotch phase a few years back. Collected about 40 of them. My favorite is #TheBalvenieDoubleWood. Love the #Smoke and the #Oloroso #Sherry notes. I have been going through a #Jameson and #Baileys #IrishCoffee phase recently. I make them with #Espresso Yummy! Chilean wines are excellent. I am partial to #French #ChateauNeufduPape. It was the favorite of my late wife.
Airborne Hazards
Smoke pollution from pile burning, bushfires and burn pits
Push for Australia to recognise toxic burn pits in Afghanistan as cause of cancer in soldiers >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-11/burn-pits-afghanistan-iraq-causing-adf-soldiers-cancer/105004910
Airborne Hazards and Burn Pit Exposures (US)
"Open air pits used to burn several waste products, including, but not limited to: chemicals, paint, medical and human waste, metal/aluminum cans, munitions, petroleum and lubricant products, plastics and Styrofoam, rubber, wood, and food waste."
List of illnesses from airborne hazards and burn pit exposures >>
https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/burnpits/
Pile burning in rural NSW
"Burning of cut and stacked vegetation is referred to as a pile burn." The piles often also contain waste materials. >>
https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/13323/Standards-for-Pile-Burning-V2.pdf
Black Summer bushfire smoke
"Before summer's end, 33 people had lost their lives, more than 3,000 homes had been destroyed, and more than 17 million hectares of land had been burnt, devastating lives and regional economies. Many cities and towns were blanketed in smoke with air quality ranking amongst the worst in the world.">>
https://www.apsc.gov.au/state-service/state-service-report-2019-20/chapter-1-commitment-service/black-summer
Lazarim, Portugal
20/02/2023
@jerry I am worried about human rights, foreign policy, protectionist policies, we are sort of due after repeated bull mkts with quick recessions - economies are cyclical. we will have to wait and see how things play out but primarily it is about the economy - if boom times continue djt is likely to remain status quo, if things go south look for lots of division. they save 500b but propose a budget that adds 4 trillion to the debt #smoke and mirrors #dog and pony shows #doge double jeopardy #global fundamentals
if you think your firestorm will consume me, you've never tangled with my sort before.
#dragon #smoke #storm #lightning #fire #ominous #vent
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Lazarim, Portugal 12/02/2024
Analysis of these kinds of systems (from the "Rosenthal" of Corsi Rosenthal). These filters have been exceptionally useful both for wildfires (removing toxic smoke and particulates after the recent LA wildfires), as well as plague-of-the-day (COVID-19, influenza, RSV, threat of bird flu now here...). Also just generally good to keep the air pollution in your house to a minimum!
Lazarim, Portugal 22/02/2023
