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Smoke from Canada wildfires prompt air quality alerts in US: See map

As Canada grapples with one of its worst wildfire seasons on record, smoke from the blazes have prompted air quality alerts across the U.S.

Yahoo · 11m

Air quality alerts issued in 10 states as wildfire smoke from Canada lingers in the Midwest and Northeast

As of Aug. 6, there are about 750 active Canadian wildfires, with at least 190 labeled “out of control,” according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. More than 16 million acres (6.8 million hectares) of land have been scorched this year, making this one of Canada’s worst wildfire seasons on record.

ABC News on MSN · 1d

Toxic Canada wildfire smoke prompts ground delay at Boston's Logan airport

Hundreds of wildfires still burning in Canada are expected to undermine air quality across the Upper Midwest and Northeast into Tuesday.

Brush Fire Sparked

CBS News on MSN · 5h

Bird blamed for dropping fish on power line, sparking "heavy fire" in Canada

The nearest river is about two miles away, but investigators determined the fish was scooped up by an osprey, which then dropped it onto a power line midflight.

HuffPost · 22h

Bird Sparks Canadian Brush Fire After Dropping A Fish On Power Lines

A British Columbia fire rescue service's social media post joked that the osprey allegedly responsible for the blaze was "tired of raw fish and wanted to give cooked a try.”

UPI News on MSN · 1d

Look: Fish dropped by osprey causes brush fire, power outage

Firefighters in British Columbia determined a power outage and small brush fire were caused by an osprey dropping a fish on a power line in the Ashcroft area.

Michigan GOP reps demand Canada contain wildfires whose smoke is polluting summer vacations

Seven Michigan Republicans in Congress want Canada to contain and prevent future wildfires, noting it's the third summer ...

Wisconsin state lawmaker files formal complaint over Canadian wildfire smoke

Rep. Calvin Callahan joined lawmakers from Iowa, Minnesota and North Dakota in filing a formal complaint against Canada over ...

6hon MSN

Feathery suspect (and its fishy accomplice) responsible for starting brush fire in Canada

A feathered suspect and its scaly accomplice are the shocking cause of a brush fire in British Columbia, according to ...

12hon MSN

Canada wildfires making impact on Wisconsinites

We are now on day 21 of Canadian wildfire smoke lingering over Wisconsin. This matches the record set back in 2023.

3hon MSN

Is Canadian wildfire smoke clearing? Michigan fewer advisories on Aug. 6. Map, forecast

As smoke begins to dissipate, Michigan's statewide advisories have ended, though some remain for Upper Peninsula and northern ...

WNEM on MSN18h

Lawmakers call on Canada to prevent wildfires

State and federal lawmakers are looking into what can be done to try and prevent more Canadian wildfires in the future.

19h

As West MI endures third straight summer of widespread Canadian wildfire smoke, expert explains climate change's role

A number of factors are now contributing to a "tipping point" on climate change and Canada's forests that the expert said ...

21h

Not so easy: Dousing the Canadian wildfires may not be possible

The fires have resulted in hazardous air-quality conditions across much of Canada and the northern U.S. They are continuing ...

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