nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2|||1 in 7 Americans Have Experienced Dangerous Air Quality Due To Wildfires This Year||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Parts of the West Coast experienced very unhealthy or hazardous air from wildfires for the first time ever recorded. Millions endured that smoke for twice as long as the recent average.

A satellite image shows smoke and some of the major fires in Western states on Sept. 13.

Sean McMinn/NPR, Source: RAMMB/Colorado State University

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Sean McMinn/NPR, Source: RAMMB/Colorado State University

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