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Chicago air quality alert extended through Friday as Canada wildfire smoke pushes AQI to unhealthy levels
Chicago air quality is at an unhealthy level for many, especially sensitive groups, as smoke from the Canadian wildfires is ...
Data capturing hot spots and burned acres show Canada wildfire season off to wild start
Canada’s wildfire season is off to an intense start. A NASA satellite has recorded thousands of hot spots across the country ...
Why are so many of Canada’s wildfires burning ‘out of control’?
Many fires burning across Canada, forcing evacuations and threatening air quality in the United States, cannot simply be put ...
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Canada’s northern wildfires projected to slow global warming — at a high cost
The rising impact of blazes in Canada and Siberia’s boreal regions over the next 35 years will slow warming by 12 per cent ...
How to protect yourself from the bad air caused by Canada’s wildfires
By CALEIGH WELLS Plumes of smoke are blanketing large swaths of the U.S. and parts of Europe, which presents risks for those ...
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The smoke from Canada’s wildfires may be even more toxic than usual
The country's legacy of mining means that toxic metals could be carried along plumes of smoke, endangering people in its path ...
Where are the wildfires in Canada? Maps pinpoint the location of fires and air-quality threats from smoke
Online resources help you make sense of the hazy skies and poor air quality you might be experiencing as a result of fires to ...
Study projects that increasing wildfires in Canada and Siberia will actually slow global warming
Even if you live far from the boreal forests in Canada and Siberia, you've likely noticed an increase in smoke from their ...
How Canada's wildfires are affecting oil supply
Wildfires burning in Canada's oil-producing province of Alberta have reduced the country's daily crude production by about 7% ...
Hazy sky to persist as Canadian wildfire smoke and Saharan dust invade U.S.
Rounds of smoke from hundreds of Canadian wildfires, as well as dust blowing off Sub-Saharan Africa, will continue to envelop ...