In this episode, we’ll start building the BSO Watch List to help us stay informed and aware. 

First on our watch list, we’ll look at a well-publicized threat: wildfire smoke. We’ll consider both the nature of the threat and the resources that can help us avoid or mitigate the threat’s harmful effects.

Wildfire smoke is a growing problem worldwide. Just this morning, I grabbed my first coffee and went through my news feed. I read this apocalyptic headline from The Washington Post: "Raging Wildfires in Hawaii Force People into the Ocean."

For hazardous wildfire smoke, awareness starts with educating ourselves about the near and intermediate-term probabilities and forecasts.