With the Fourth of July right around the corner, many cities are gearing up for their traditional fireworks displays with many locations opting for innovative alternatives.
July 2, 2023, 8:57 AMAllen Eyestone/Palm Beach Post via USA Today Network
"These fireworks, you know, what gives them their color -- the blues, the greens, the vibrant reds -- are essentially metals, like copper. Copper gives you blue, or strontium, which gives you the bright red we see in the fireworks," Pant explained. "When we use these fireworks, either in our homes and our backyards or with our friends or the family, or in a professional sort of setup, which tends to be in many cases in the US, we are emitting all of these particles in the air.
Spectators watch fireworks explode during the Central Astoria annual Independence Day Celebrations fireworks display in Astoria Park on June 29, 2023, in New York."You may experience aggravation of symptoms," she said. "Shortness of breath is a common one. Sometimes you have a sort of irritation in your eyes."
That year, a group of 150 fire scientists released a warning against using fireworks in the West due to increased fire risks associated with drought. Many western cities, like Flagstaff, Arizona, have banned or limited firework use for those reasons.Flagstaff is one of the cities embracing alternative celebrations for the Fourth of July, due to the fire risk.
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