Wildfire smoke triggers air quality alert across New York
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The baseless arson claims continue to gain traction, even with lawmakers from the United States. Multiple Republican lawmakers from Wisconsin and Minnesota recently continued the arson blame game and accused Canada of having poor forest management, saying their constituents are suffering because of it. The letter made no mention of climate change.
Officials warned young children and those with respiratory illnesses to take precautions. For weeks, smoke from Canadian wildfires has been drifting across the border.
Considering wildfires, and prevailing winds blowing from Canada, are expected to become more frequent, the impact on crops will remain an area of study.
As the summer heat intensifies, people across Canada are facing the full brunt of wildfire season. Communities are being evacuated and properties are being destroyed as fires grow in size.
A Hazardous Weather Outlook is also in effect across the region. The National Weather Service issued the outlook because of smoke blanketing Wisconsin amid Canadian wildfires in Manitoba and Ontario. The smoke is being transported south by wind patterns, leading to air quality alerts and advisories across the state.
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The blazes have destroyed nearly 15 million acres of land, and the fire season is expected to go into September. With it comes the threat of smoky days in Minnesota and North Dakota.
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Axios on MSNCanada won't play Minnesota GOP's wildfire smoke blame gameMinnesotans are inhaling another plume of smoke from Canada this week, and an attempt to blame Canada's handling of wildfires is being met with eye-rolls north of the border. Why it matters: Experts say smoky summers are likely the new normal in Minnesota and many parts of North America unaccustomed to dealing with the haze as climate change turns the continent's forests into tinderboxes.
While eastern parts of Canada are feeling the effects of wildfires in the prairies, leading to poor air quality, the coastal region continues to see low-risk air quality, but teams remain ready should conditions change according to the BC Wildfire Service.