Much of California’s Yosemite National Park has been closed during peak tourist season, as smoke from nearby wildfires renders the air quality in the region the worst in the US, and almost as poor as that in Beijing. The smog is so bad it can be seen from space.
Much of California’s Yosemite National Park has been closed during peak tourist season, as smoke from nearby wildfires renders the air quality in the region the worst in the US, and almost as poor as that in Beijing. The closure, which began on 25 July and is the longest in over two decades, is expected to result in a loss of several million dollars for the park, hotels and gateway communities.