Wildfires, dust storms impacting Oklahomans health

OKLAHOMA CITY ( KFOR ) — After days of wildfires, dust storms, and high pollen counts, Oklahomans may be suffering.

“The wildfires produce a different type of pollution more than the normal that we see in Oklahoma,” said Dr. Greg Krempl, chair of otolaryngology, OU Health.

If you look at Oklahoma’s air quality index , it reports that the air is good and moderate in some areas. Health experts say that’s inaccurate, for the reason that it doesn’t account for the particles that come from wildfires because they’re too small…

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