Canadian Wildfire Smoke Puts 130 Million Americans Under Alerts as Michigan Logs Record-Bad Air
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Updated · Fox Weather · Jul 17
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Puts 130 Million Americans Under Alerts as Michigan Logs Record-Bad Air
3 articles · Updated · Fox Weather · Jul 17
Summary
More than 130 million Americans were under air quality alerts as smoke from hundreds of Canadian wildfires spread across the Northeast, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic.
Ontario's northwest had 136 active fires, part of 876 burning nationwide after 77 new fires, while northwesterly winds behind a cold front trapped smoke over the northern U.S.
Michigan was hit hardest, posting its worst air quality since state records began in the early 2000s; Chicago, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Detroit, Cleveland and New York City also reported unhealthy conditions.
Forecasters said the smoke should linger through at least Friday, with a weekend low-pressure system expected to shift winds and gradually clear skies over the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley and Northeast.