Article 3W90Z US wildfires: smoke billows and we're stuck indoors – this is how we live now

US wildfires: smoke billows and we're stuck indoors – this is how we live now

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Emma Marris in Klamath Falls, Oregon
from on (#3W90Z)

The pool is closed, the kids can't play outside - we're all trying to avoid harmful smoke from wildfires burning far away

Last week my kids went to a nature daycamp in Klamath Falls, Oregon, near the California border, where we live. It was meant to be a week of roaming the hills, learning about local species like fence lizards and sagebrush. Instead, they looked at pictures of these species while staying inside with all the windows firmly shut.

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