Smoke from wildfires raging across northern Minnesota and western Ontario in Canada is forecast to drift into the lower levels of the atmosphere across the Midwest, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic from Wednesday to Friday, probably creating unhealthy air quality conditions.
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This smoke was billowing from a dozen large and out-of-control wildfires burning in western Ontario.
The largest one had grown to more than 130,000 acres late Tuesday.
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Meanwhile, several large wildfires in Minnesota were also contributing to the smoke plumes. The two largest fires there were called the Thumb Fire and the Bear Trap Fire, burning through 14,500 and 13,500 acres, respectively.
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“At this time, current forecasts do not indicate a repeat of 2023 conditions,” wrote New York City Emergency Management in a statement on Tuesday, while adding that the arrival of the smoke would coincide with high heat on Wednesday, creating simultaneous “environmental health challenges.”
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This time, the highest and most dangerous smoke concentrations may end up occurring in eastern Minnesota, northern Wisconsin, Michigan and western New York, which are closer to the fires.
Maybe the article mentions it, but the Boundary Waters in its entirety is closed as of yesterday. And fire and rescue crews operate under the same limits as other users of the BWCA: canoe only...
Maybe the article mentions it, but the Boundary Waters in its entirety is closed as of yesterday.
And fire and rescue crews operate under the same limits as other users of the BWCA: canoe only within the boundaries. Though they use planes and helicopters to dump water.
In Minnesota and this has been the norm for the past several summers however today was probably the worst I've seen. The haze is visible all the way to the ground and visibility on the road in the...
In Minnesota and this has been the norm for the past several summers however today was probably the worst I've seen. The haze is visible all the way to the ground and visibility on the road in the middle of the day was very poor. Instantly upon going outside you can smell it and it starts to burn your throat. Combined with the 90° heat we've been having made for just awful conditions outside.
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Maybe the article mentions it, but the Boundary Waters in its entirety is closed as of yesterday.
And fire and rescue crews operate under the same limits as other users of the BWCA: canoe only within the boundaries. Though they use planes and helicopters to dump water.
In Minnesota and this has been the norm for the past several summers however today was probably the worst I've seen. The haze is visible all the way to the ground and visibility on the road in the middle of the day was very poor. Instantly upon going outside you can smell it and it starts to burn your throat. Combined with the 90° heat we've been having made for just awful conditions outside.
I'm near Detroit. We were hanging outside around 7 PM tonight and it was fine. By 9 we noticed a dense smog and a horrible toxic chemical smell.
North of Boston is was super hazy yesterday (Tuesday) and today. We've got both a heat and smog advisory going on.