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Unhealthy air quality from Canadian wildfires plagues Midwest and Northeast
An air quality advisory was sent out to New Yorkers for Monday, when smoke from wildfires in Canada is expected to reach the ...
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Canada wildfires cause poor air quality in the midwest and northeast U.S.
Health officials from Minnesota to Maine have issued alerts warning of poor air quality from wildfires burning in Canada.
Minnesota’s air quality improves, but alert continues into Monday
At the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA), most of Minnesota was classified as having “moderate” air quality late ...
Smoke from Canadian wildfires brings unhealthy air to large swaths of the Midwest
Air quality alerts were in effect in Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, as well as eastern Nebraska and parts of ...
Flooding risk continues for the Southeast and the Plains; Canada wildfire smoke affecting US air quality
An elevated flooding risk persists on Sunday for some parts of the Southeast as Alabama, Georgia and the Florida Panhandle ...
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How Minnesotans are coping with an air quality alert from Canadian wildfires
Dr. Dorothy Curran says fine particles in wildfire smoke especially affect sensitive groups, like kids with asthma or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
Canadian wildfire smoke pushes Minneapolis to world’s second worst air quality, prompting urgent health warnings
Minneapolis faced hazardous air quality, ranking second-worst globally due to Canadian wildfire smoke. Air quality alerts ...
Amid Canadian wildfire smoke, air quality in Minneapolis ranks third-worst among world's cities Thursday
An air quality alert covering the entire state of Minnesota continues on Thursday, marring otherwise fairly ideal weather ...