Headaches and hospital visits as wildfire smoke blankets the U.S. West

FILE PHOTO: The Golden Gate Bridge is seen under a smoke filled sky from California wildfires in San Francisco, California, U.S., September 10, 2020. REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - The splitting headaches began when smoke from wildfires rolled in around Tim Hunt's suburban Seattle home. Next came a debilitating fatigue.

As deadly wildfires rage across the U.S. West, Hunt and others are struggling with some of the world's worst air pollution.