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Smoke knows no boundaries: What Canada's fires mean for the U.S. in the future
More than 200 wildfires are raging across Canada, sending a thick blanket of choking smoke through the U.S. Midwest. Experts ...
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What will it take for Michigan’s sky to be clear of wildfire smoke?
A haze of Canadian wildfire smoke can be seen over Grand Rapids, Mich. on June 5, 2025. The air quality index was above 151, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Canada still waiting for a national disaster agency
In 2023, as Canada suffered through its worst-ever wildfire season, the federal government was looking at creating a national ...
Hazy sky to persist as Canadian wildfire smoke and Saharan dust invade U.S.
Rounds of smoke from hundreds of Canadian wildfires, as well as dust blowing off Sub-Saharan Africa, will continue to envelop ...
Wildfires burning across central Canada force more people to evacuate
About 17,000 residents of Manitoba in central Canada have been evacuated because of nearly two dozen active wildfires.
Demand for water bombers has 'skyrocketed' as Canada grapples with more intense wildfires
As Canada is again dealing with massive wildfires, the increasing severity of the natural disasters is having the knock-on ...