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New York's fire season: Drought conditions and dry winds increase wildfire risk

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Marisa Donnelly’s community public health forecast in your inbox a day early. Yet wildfires are burning across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, making it important to understand their impact on our health and how to stay safe. eye irritation) to serious health impacts (e.g., Air Quality Index levels of health concern.

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Up, up, and away

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Influenza-like illnesses: Moderate and increasing The climate of respiratory health in the United States—which the CDC defines as “influenza-like illnesses” (ILI)—has crossed the “epidemic” threshold and is growing. Number of norovirus outbreak investigations by CDC.