Just Ask the Dinosaurs How Bad Air Quality Can Get
The article compares current air quality issues caused by Canadian wildfires to the catastrophic environmental conditions following the asteroid impact that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs. It emphasizes the severity of global smoke and darkness that occurred 66 million years ago.
Why it matters
It provides historical context for modern climate-related events, illustrating the potential scale of environmental disasters.
If an orange sky seems apocalyptic, imagine planet-wide fires against a black sky.
The piece uses scientific historical context to frame a current event without taking a partisan stance.
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