Most in the eastern US are suffering from a code purple.  Air quality so bad that it is even worse than code red.

No problem.   Research first defined in the 1970s said this would be happening.  Then the least patriotic (extremists) said "Don't worry.  Be happy."  

AP defines what most people still do not know.  Or deny because Trump types constantly lie.
Wildfire smoke kills tens of thousands of people a year. Here’s how it attacks the body.