Wildfires in Canada trigger widespread air quality alerts across the U.S.
TL;DR
Canadian wildfires, the second worst on record, have caused significant smoke pollution across the midwest and northeast US, leading to poor air quality and health advisories in multiple states, with conditions expected to persist due to prevailing wind patterns.
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- Canada wildfires cause poor air quality in the midwest and northeast U.S. NPR
- Air quality alert issued for much of upstate NY: What to know Democrat and Chronicle
- Air quality alert issued for parts of New Hampshire for Sunday with wildfire smoke to drift in WMUR
- Air quality advisory from wildfire smoke likely will be extended for Milwaukee Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Minnesota faces longest air quality alert in state history with wildfires raging across Canada MPR News
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