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Weather or Not: Smoky skies explained

ByLee Goldberg WABC logo
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Weather or Not: Smoky skies over NYC explained

NEW YORK (WABC) -- In this latest episode of "Weather or Not," Lee explains how the smoke from fires nearly 3,000 miles away in the west impacts our air quality here.

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