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No matter what came first — the wind or fire — hurricane-force gusts that blew for almost a day without stopping enabled the Marshall Fire to spread as far and quickly as it did, new research shows.
Health and meteorology experts say the growing presence of wildfire smoke in parts of Kansas and Nebraska could pose health risks to those who breathe it in. That concern is compounded, given the likelihood that vast and intense fires from California and surrounding areas will persist.