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air quality warning

1 recorded attention episode across US.

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The dossier

Episodes: 1
Verified stories: 1
Regions: US
Coverage signals: 11

Tracked from Aug 2, 2026 through Aug 2, 2026.

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Interactive attention record

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WITT Attention Index for air quality warning in US. It combines a public traffic bucket, change in that bucket, attached coverage and cross-region presence.

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Observed	Traffic bucket	Attention Index
Aug 2, 06:20 UTC	200+	47.6
Aug 2, 06:30 UTC	200+	46.6
Aug 2, 06:40 UTC	200+	46.6
Aug 2, 06:50 UTC	200+	46.6
Aug 2, 07:00 UTC	200+	46.6
Aug 2, 07:10 UTC	200+	46.6
Aug 2, 07:20 UTC	200+	46.6
Aug 2, 07:30 UTC	200+	46.6
Aug 2, 07:40 UTC	200+	46.6
Aug 2, 07:50 UTC	200+	46.6
Aug 2, 08:00 UTC	200+	46.6
Aug 2, 08:10 UTC	200+	46.6
Aug 2, 08:20 UTC	200+	46.6
Aug 2, 08:30 UTC	200+	46.6

Episode history

igniting US

August 2, 2026

Peak index: 48
Detected: 06:20 UTC
Status: active

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Verified explanations

igniting Weather 3 hours ago

Why Searches for 'Air Quality Warning' Surged on August 2, 2026

Searches for 'air quality warning' spiked on August 2, 2026, due to a major Canadian wildfire smoke advisory that issued yellow alerts across Southern Interior British Columbia and parts of the United States. This external trigger arrived while public awareness was already heightened by the recent Woodside Fire evacuations and Highway 1 closures along the Sonoma coast.

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