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Kamloops air pollution double the level that triggered 2015 㽶Ƶֱred alert㽶Ƶֱ in China

Smoke from wildfires has city at a 47 on health risk index. Lower Mainland is at 7.
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The Lower Mainland is experiencing another smoky day, but before you complain too much, be grateful you㽶Ƶֱre not in Kamloops right now.

The health risk across much of Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley was 7 around noon today. That indicates a high health risk. In Kamloops, the figure as of 2 p.m. is 47.

For comparison, in 2015, China declared a pollution 㽶Ƶֱred alert㽶Ƶֱ when levels of . As of 2 p.m., the same measure in Kamloops exceeded .

The smoke is so bad, Thompson Rivers University has handed out masks for workers to wear.





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