As the American Lung Association says, "If you can't breathe, nothing else matters."

I work in air pollution control. I was unaware of this story until this morning (apparently missed it online and haven't seen TV news all weekend). This truly sounds like a tragedy. No, smoke doesn't stay in one place. Apparently there are also wildfires in Ontario, Canada, so the US Northeast will probably be affected by those. Air moves all around the globe; studies have shown that pollution from China sometimes affects the United States.

Okay, off my professional soap box now.