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Air Quality Alerts Are the New Normal
WORT 89.9FM Madison · Air Quality Alerts Are The New Normal
On June 3, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued Air Quality alerts for the entire state of Wisconsin. The agency advised all Wisconsin residents to minimize outdoor activities, to use protective gear if working outside, and to stay indoors with air conditioning on. The culprit? Not factories, or car traffic, but particulates and smoke from forest fires hundreds of miles away in Saskatchewan. With climate change creating hotter, drier weather, is this now the new normal? Craig Czarnecki is an Outreach Coordinator with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ Air Quality Division, and he joined the Monday Buzz on June 9, 2025.
Craig Czarnecki (Photo courtesy WI DNR)
Photo of wildfire-induced haze over Lake Monona. (Photo by Craig Czarnecki)
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By Brian Standing, Haywood Simmons Michelle Naff, Jan Miyasaki, Tony Castaneda, Jonathan ZarovWORT 89.9FM Madison · Air Quality Alerts Are The New Normal
On June 3, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued Air Quality alerts for the entire state of Wisconsin. The agency advised all Wisconsin residents to minimize outdoor activities, to use protective gear if working outside, and to stay indoors with air conditioning on. The culprit? Not factories, or car traffic, but particulates and smoke from forest fires hundreds of miles away in Saskatchewan. With climate change creating hotter, drier weather, is this now the new normal? Craig Czarnecki is an Outreach Coordinator with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ Air Quality Division, and he joined the Monday Buzz on June 9, 2025.
Craig Czarnecki (Photo courtesy WI DNR)
Photo of wildfire-induced haze over Lake Monona. (Photo by Craig Czarnecki)
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