Canada’s 2023 wildfire season is its worst on record

Canada’s 2023 wildfire season is its worst on record

Canada has officially marked its worst wildfire season on record as hundreds of fires have scorched 29,000 square miles — sending an unprecedented blast of smoke throughout the US and across the Atlantic to Europe. As of Thursday afternoon, 503 active fires burned across Canada, including 259 deemed out of control, according to data from … Read more

Smoke to choke skies from New York to Southeast Thursday

Smoke to choke skies from New York to Southeast Thursday

A northerly to northwesterly flow over dozens of wildfires in southern Canada will help to usher in smoke over the Northeast and Great Lakes on Thursday, with health alerts already in effect for many communities. More than 120 million Americans were under air quality alerts on Wednesday that stretched over 1,000 miles from Iowa to Massachusetts and down through the … Read more