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Canada wildfires spread, forcing more than 33,000 to evacuate as smoke impacts U.S. and reaches Europe
Wildfires scorching several Canadian provinces have driven at least 33,400 people from their homes, with smoke now reaching ...
Wildfire smoke gives Chicago, Detroit some of world’s worst air quality
Smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to plague the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region, with multiple states under air ...
Canada wildfires spark record-smashing smoke levels in Minnesota air
An air quality index of 300 or higher is considered hazardous, and the record-breaking smoke AQI in Grand Portage reached 800 ...
Chicago has second-worst current air quality among major cities worldwide from Canadian wildfire smoke
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency issued an "Air Pollution Action Day" for the Chicago metro area Thursday due to ...
Why are so many of Canada’s wildfires burning ‘out of control’?
Many fires burning across Canada, forcing evacuations and threatening air quality in the United States, cannot simply be put ...
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See the Mackinac Bridge disappear behind a thick wall of wildfire smoke
On Wednesday, it was the Mackinac Bridge’s turn to disappear behind a plume. The Mackinac Bridge Authority cameras showed the ...
Canada wildfires mean smoke advisory in Bay Area
The pull of the foul air to Northern California was significant enough that the Bay Area Air District issued an air quality ...
Will wildfire smoke from Canada, Saharan dust reach Mississippi? Here’s what to expect
Mississippi can expect hazy skies, lower air quality when double whammy of Saharan dust and smoke from wildfires in Canada ...
Data capturing hot spots and burned acres show Canada wildfire season off to wild start
Canada’s wildfire season is off to an intense start. A NASA satellite has recorded thousands of hot spots across the country ...