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2don MSN
Smoke from Canadian wildfires has carried another day of poor air quality south of the border to the American Midwest.
Wisconsin has been dealing with thick wildfire smoke aloft from Canada during the end of May and early June. As south-central Kansas continues to recover from this week’s damaging floods, some communities are bracing for the water to arrive.
Hazy skies from fires are reminiscent of 2023 when Chicago was the second-most-polluted major city in the country.
12hon MSN
Wildfires forced another 1,000 people to flee their homes in Manitoba, one of two Canadian provinces under a state of emergency that has led to thousands of evacuations. Smoke from Canadian wildfires has worsened air quality in eastern Canada and the U.
From the Keweenaw Peninsula to the Mackinac Bridge and areas across lower Michigan, blankets of haze from Canadian wildfires could be seen throughout the week.
A group of Michigan franchisers is opening its 80 Planet Fitness locations to non-members this weekend so they can work out away from Canadian wildfire smoke.
Canadian wildfire smoke has entered the Upper Midwest and poses significant health impacts in the hardest-hit areas.