If the air outside smells a little off today, it is not your imagination. Smoke drifting south from Canadian wildfires has pushed air quality in parts of Harford County into unhealthy territory Wednesday.

🔍 What We Know: Southeast Harford County is under a Code Orange air quality alert through midnight tonight. The Maryland Department of the Environment issued the alert for the northeast Maryland region, but specifically for sensitive groups, not necessarily everyone.

👥 Who Should Pay Attention: Children, the elderly, and anyone living with asthma, heart disease, or other lung conditions face the greatest risk. For those residents, even routine outdoor activity could aggravate symptoms today.

⚠️ Why It Matters: Canadian wildfire smoke has become a recurring summer problem for the mid-Atlantic region. The smoke carries fine particles that travel hundreds of miles and settle into the air we breathe. You cannot always see it, but your lungs can feel it.

🏃 Take Action: Health officials recommend avoiding strenuous outdoor exercise for the rest of the day. If you or someone in your household falls into a sensitive group, keep activity indoors until the alert lifts at midnight.

🔭 What’s Next: The alert expires at midnight tonight.

B.T. Clark

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B.T. Clark

B.T. Clark is an award-winning journalist and Publisher of The Harford County Sun and The Free State Press. He brings 25 years of experience in journalism, including 15 years as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta, eight years as Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc., and seven years as Publisher of The Georgia Sun. He and his family recently relocated to Maryland. Clark is also the author of Principles Are Like Pants, You Ought to Have Some.

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