Connected Car
Drivers dealing with wildfire smoke might add one more accessory to the lineup: five small air filters taped to a box fan. This little Apollo 13 apparatus, which can be plugged into a car’s cigarette lighter, is known as a Corsi-Rosenthal box. “What’s fascinating is that wildfire smoke seems to have caused a more extreme response than COVID. And that’s before you factor in wildfire smoke. Even short-term exposure to what’s known as PM2.5 pollution can trigger coughing, stinging eyes, a scratchy throat, a runny nose, chest pain, headaches, asthma attacks, fatigue and breathing difficulties.