Wildfire smoke shuts schools in Amazon’s biggest city

October 8, 2026 · 4:10 am 2 sources

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• New collar sensor could reveal how wildfire smoke affects animal health
  Phys.org · October 8, 2026 04:10
  When wildfire smoke fills the air, most people can go inside to avoid it. Wildlife does not have that option, and little is known about how animals living in remote areas respond to wildfires and smoke exposure.
• Wildfire smoke shuts schools in Amazon's biggest city
  Phys.org · October 10, 2026 11:59
  The largest city in the Brazilian Amazon, Manaus, closed public schools on Friday as smoke from hundreds of wildfires blanketed the metropolis amid an intensifying El Niño event.