Much of the Mountain West is experiencing smoke impacts from widespread fire activity in places like Arizona, Idaho, and Oregon. As larger wildfire events happen more frequently, air quality degradation in the West is also expected more often. Today on the news, we speak to a University of Utah researcher who is studying the connection between wildfire events and air quality. Plus, our partners at KHOL report on a mountaineering duo that heads into the hills each summer to play music in some unexpected places.

Show Notes:

Photo: Webcams from Bald Mesa (upper left), Island in the Sky (upper right), Six Shooter Peaks (bottom left), and Abajo Peak (bottom right) on Monday, July 12th reveal smoke in the Moab area.

The University of Utah: Wildfire smoke trends worsening for Western U.S.

https://attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff/wildfire-smoke-trends-worsening-for-western-u-s/

Moab Area Webcams

https://cnha.org/webcams/

National Park Service Live Weather & Air Quality Data: Canyonlands National Park

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/air/current-data.htm?site=cany&location=island-in-the-sky

AirNow: Fire and Smoke Map

https://fire.airnow.gov/?lat=38.57020000000006&lng=-109.54999999999995&zoom=12#

Purple Air (Air Quality Monitoring Network) Moab Area

https://www.purpleair.com/map?opt=1/mAQI/a10/cC0#11/38.5445/-109.4941

KHOL: Hiking Boots and a Piano – Mountaineering Hits a High Note

https://891khol.org/hiking-boots-and-a-piano-mountaineering-hits-a-high-note/