A breath of relief: Quantifying Reno’s 2023 respite from wildfires—and a look at what 2024 may bring

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A breath of relief: Quantifying Reno’s 2023 respite from wildfires—and a look at what 2024 may bring

Brooke Jensen was happy to say her sister hasn’t needed her inhaler for a while.   Jensen, 17, a Bishop Manogue High School student, said the inhaler had become a necessity for her sister on smoky days in previous years—she couldn’t leave the house without it.   That’s just one example of the difference between the summers of 2020 and 2021, and the summers of 2022 and, especially, 2023: A noticeable decrease in wildfires left the air clearer and…