Argentine fires blamed on farmers. BBCnews, April18, 2008. The fires from burning scrubland near the capital have disrupted air and road travel and smoke has spread across the River Plate to Montevideo, Uruguay. The government accused the farmers of setting the fires off to clear pasture. Farmers rejected the charge, saying it was designed to distract attention from a row over tax rises on farm exports. [ See ] See images,  In pictures: BA shrouded in smoke. See also: Smoke worsens over Buenos Aires: Two arrested over Argentine fires. Watch video: Farmers take blame for fires. Read more.

County of San Diego Officials Recommendations to minimize exposure to pollution from smoke. To provide the accurate information is the result of a collaborative effort that brought together scientists, air quality specialists and public health professionals from national, state and local agencies. [ See ]