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An air quality advisory for Long Island is the result of smoke from Canada wildfires, New York State officials say.
In June 2023, a surreal glowing orange haze descended on New York City and across other East Coast locations as winds concentrated and redirected smoke from Canada wildfires. The smoke eventually ...
Wildfires scorching several Canadian provinces have driven at least 33,400 people from their homes, with smoke now reaching all the way to Europe.
The fires’ consequences are not just being felt locally, but internationally. Smoke from the wildfires has drifted across the Atlantic Ocean, turning skies above the United Kingdom orange. The fires’ smoke may also be uniquely toxic due to the country’s heavily mined forests.
More than 200 wildfires are raging across Canada, sending a thick blanket of choking smoke through the U.S. Midwest. Experts says climate change means U.S. residents better get used to it.
Approximately 3.7 million hectares of land have burned so far in Canada, only second at this point of the wildfire season to the devastating 2023 fires during which 15 million
As Alberta faces the prospect of another wildfire smoke-filled summer, experts are urging people to monitor conditions and take steps to protect their health.