For the second day in a row, smoke from Canadian wildfires is causing hazy conditions in Kentucky – and that haze poses a threat to some vulnerable populations. Dr. Elizabeth Hawse is a Lexington pediatrician. She said she tells patients – and their parents – that on days like these, being outside is like smoking – without the nicotine.
“There's a lot of particulate matter in the air, and it's getting in your lungs, you know, your nose is there to filter it. But there's only so much it can filter. And so now we're at above the level of what really, your body can filter.”
