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Ithaca Sees Hazy Skies, Red Sunsets Due to Fires in Western U.S., Canada
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Ithaca’s recent hazy skies and red sunsets can be traced to the smoke from large fires burning in parts of the western U.S. and Canada.
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Smoke From West Coast Fires Reaches Ithaca Campus
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Smoke from the West Coast’s devastating fires stretched across the nation, from sea to shining sea, to reach Ithaca this week. “I wouldn’t have even thought,” said Claire Stein ’24. “It brings out the gravity of the situation: Climate change is very real and affects everyone.”