The rise of the air purifier industry
how wildfire smoke could mess with your summer plans
by：Yovog
2023-10-18
If you are planning a ball game in July, an outdoor wedding in August, or a music festival in September, you may want to make a backup plan.
Professor Christopher Carlsten, head of the university\'s respiratory medicine department, said many outdoor activities this summer could be canceled due to wildfire smoke.
\"There has been at least one major fire and smoke period in the summer of the last year, which is expected to happen again, and that\'s just something that needs to be prepared,\" he said . \".
\"No serious climate scientist thinks it\'s just a random thing.
\"Living with smokers says people have two easy ways to protect themselves from smoke --
Buy an air purifier for your home and wear a mask.
In addition, he suggested delaying outdoor sports on days when the pollution was particularly serious.
\"Using a mask on days of high pollution is actually a reasonable thing, especially for people who exercise outside,\" he said . \".
\"As long as we are not divided and overreacting, why not adopt a security-oriented approach?
\"Few people know more about how to deal with wildfire smoke than BelcarraMayor Neil Belenkie.
Prior to his election in 2018, he worked in Sasamat volunteer fire department for ten years. Belenkie said there was nothing better to feel than watching the smoke dissipate after taking up a stroke in a wild fire.
The only downside is that bees and wasps wake up when the air is clear.
\"They are really very groggy, but they are very angry,\" he said . \".
\"There are a lot of thorns, so you have to have EpiPen.
\"His experience at the front line is a big reason why he is so focused on prevention now.
This spring and summer, the housema volunteer team in Belcarra will be out on the weekend to clean up the bushes to reduce the fire risk in the community.
\"We will start the actual work party with the support and cuts of the fire department and other services, and clear the bushes in dedicated areas that we consider to be high risk,\" Belenkie said . \".
\"They will help us reduce our risk, but this is not something we will never accomplish.
Belenkie says the biggest thing the community can do is eliminate fuel sources, which is as simple as removing brushes from the yard around your home.
\"There needs to be a way for fire to shift from bushes and trees to burn a structure,\" he said . \".
\"Hanging trees will drop the burning remaining wood that may enter the bush on the side of your house.
\"In the 2017 wildfire season, the wildfire budget is the worst year for B. C.
The province\'s fire-fighting budget is $63 million.
It ended up spending $0. 568 billion.
The province\'s wildfire budget more than quadrupled in the second year. The B. C.
The government is now increasing its budget from $63 million to $0. 101 billion.
However, forest minister Doug Donaldson said fire is an area in which the province will protect people\'s safety at all costs.
\"In the case of extreme conditions and natural disasters, we have emergency funding every year, as in the past two years,\" he said . \".
\"I just want to make sure the people of BC.
Funds will be in place for public safety.
\"Watching the CBC\'s Jesse Johnston break everything you need to know during the wildfire season.
Professor Christopher Carlsten, head of the university\'s respiratory medicine department, said many outdoor activities this summer could be canceled due to wildfire smoke.
\"There has been at least one major fire and smoke period in the summer of the last year, which is expected to happen again, and that\'s just something that needs to be prepared,\" he said . \".
\"No serious climate scientist thinks it\'s just a random thing.
\"Living with smokers says people have two easy ways to protect themselves from smoke --
Buy an air purifier for your home and wear a mask.
In addition, he suggested delaying outdoor sports on days when the pollution was particularly serious.
\"Using a mask on days of high pollution is actually a reasonable thing, especially for people who exercise outside,\" he said . \".
\"As long as we are not divided and overreacting, why not adopt a security-oriented approach?
\"Few people know more about how to deal with wildfire smoke than BelcarraMayor Neil Belenkie.
Prior to his election in 2018, he worked in Sasamat volunteer fire department for ten years. Belenkie said there was nothing better to feel than watching the smoke dissipate after taking up a stroke in a wild fire.
The only downside is that bees and wasps wake up when the air is clear.
\"They are really very groggy, but they are very angry,\" he said . \".
\"There are a lot of thorns, so you have to have EpiPen.
\"His experience at the front line is a big reason why he is so focused on prevention now.
This spring and summer, the housema volunteer team in Belcarra will be out on the weekend to clean up the bushes to reduce the fire risk in the community.
\"We will start the actual work party with the support and cuts of the fire department and other services, and clear the bushes in dedicated areas that we consider to be high risk,\" Belenkie said . \".
\"They will help us reduce our risk, but this is not something we will never accomplish.
Belenkie says the biggest thing the community can do is eliminate fuel sources, which is as simple as removing brushes from the yard around your home.
\"There needs to be a way for fire to shift from bushes and trees to burn a structure,\" he said . \".
\"Hanging trees will drop the burning remaining wood that may enter the bush on the side of your house.
\"In the 2017 wildfire season, the wildfire budget is the worst year for B. C.
The province\'s fire-fighting budget is $63 million.
It ended up spending $0. 568 billion.
The province\'s wildfire budget more than quadrupled in the second year. The B. C.
The government is now increasing its budget from $63 million to $0. 101 billion.
However, forest minister Doug Donaldson said fire is an area in which the province will protect people\'s safety at all costs.
\"In the case of extreme conditions and natural disasters, we have emergency funding every year, as in the past two years,\" he said . \".
\"I just want to make sure the people of BC.
Funds will be in place for public safety.
\"Watching the CBC\'s Jesse Johnston break everything you need to know during the wildfire season.
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