Canadian wildfire smoke lingers over U.S. this weekend, reshaping air quality in several cities
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Wildfire smoke from Canada continues to blanket parts of the U.S., with Detroit, Chicago and Washington, D.C. among the most polluted areas and Maryland under red/purple air alerts. Smoke is expected to ease in the Mid-Atlantic on Saturday but may rebound into the Northeast as a storm system moves in; rain should help wash particles from the air. Ongoing fires in Canada and the Northwest are contributing to plumes, and NOAA’s GOES-19 satellite was restarted to bolster monitoring of the fires and smoke.
- Wildfire smoke will linger and spread this weekend. See which cities are most affected. The Washington Post
- DC-area air quality drops to Code Purple Friday morning WUSA9
- Weather Alert: Terrible air quality and heat in DC area before Saturday storms NBC4 Washington
- Maryland under Code Red air quality alert; Code Purple forecast in western counties FOX 5 DC
- PHOTOS: Smoky haze covering most of Maryland, air quality worsens WBFF
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