What’s a smokestorm? A meteorologist explains.

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By Kate YoderAug 23, 2018, 6:21 pm335 pts
As wildfire smoke descended on Seattle this week, the sun turned an apocalyptic shade of red and the city breathed in some of the unhealthiest air in the world. A new word to describe this phenomenon graced the headlines: “smokestorm.” The person who coined the term is Cliff Mass, professor of atmospheric…

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