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Lol. Nobody is choking on smoke. The earth is fine. Humans may make life slightly more difficult for themselves in the next century or two due to global warming, but those difficulties will be more than offset by advances in technology, even under pessimistic assumptions.

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No one except most Canadians, the West Coast, Midwest, and Northeast of the US.

And Texas too apparently: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/environm...

Is there anywhere in the continental US not affected by wildfire smoke? Hawaii is probably doing alright.

Wildfires are periodic and affected by forest management not just heat

Doing pretty well in Phoenix. For as long as the AC keeps up!

They are getting choked by Chinese pollution.

This link is the parents speaking, nonetheless another data point [0}

I'm respiratorily at risk to particulate matter in the air (partially my own fault for cigarette smoking for many years, partially happenstance via a house fire/smoke inhalation), and the air quality has been a bastard in ON Canada this summer. It certainly has affected my outdoor activities.

[0] https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/nine-year-ol...

I wish I shared your optimism, but I feel like we're running out of road while accelerating.

A good portion of NA is literally choked in forest fire smoke.

Erm. We are choking on smoke.

Its also the case that HappyMemes are very much as profitable (if not more) as home air filters.

Liars may not know they are part of the zombie horde .... but they do their master's will anyway.

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