Mid-Atlantic Fire Smoke Lingers, Forecast to Drift Northeast This Weekend
TL;DR Summary
Canadian wildfires have kept the Mid-Atlantic’s air quality in the unhealthy to very unhealthy range for about 30 hours, with DC near an AQI of 175 early Saturday; the smoke is forecast to drift northeast toward the Northeast and New England this weekend before clearing Saturday night, with thunderstorms potentially affecting conditions, and climate-driven wildfire activity likely to contribute to more episodes in the future.
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- Thick wildfire smoke lingers over Mid-Atlantic early Saturday The Washington Post
- Wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota pushes farther into the US and engulfs DC in haze NBC News
- Unhealthy air in DC region with smoky skies from Canadian wildfires WTOP
- Terrible air quality forces closures across central Ohio WSYX
- Air quality warnings remain in place across US as wildfire smoke continues to swathe country The Guardian
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