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Canadian #wildfire #smoke causes 'very #unhealthy' conditions in American #Midwest & reaches #Europe

Wildfire smoke from #Canada & plumes of
desert #dust from the #Sahara are smothering large portions of the #UnitedStates, creating hazy skies & hazardous #AirQuality from the Midwest to the East Coast.

Officials said that those more sensitive to #air #pollution should limit going outdoors & watch for #respiratory symptoms through Thursday.

#ClimateCrisis #Climate
https://apnews.com/article/canadian-wildfires-smoke-air-pollution-minnesota-midwest-europe-24237c0043f70ed64db931cb2ce48b91

Canadian wildfire smoke causes 'very unhealthy' conditions in American Midwest

Smoke from Canadian wildfires has carried another day of poor air quality south of the border to the American Midwest. Conditions in parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan were rated “very unhealthy” on Tuesday. The smell of smoke hung over the Minneapolis-St. Paul area on Tuesday morning. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued an alert for almost the entire state into Wednesday. Canada is having another bad wildfire season, and more than 27,000 people in three provinces have been forced to evacuate. The smoke is even reaching Europe, where it is causing hazy skies but isn’t expected to affect surface-air quality,

AP News
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#Smoke from #wildfires in #Canada carried another day of poor #AirQuality south of the border to the #Midwest, where conditions in parts of #Minnesota, #Wisconsin & #Michigan were rated “very unhealthy” Tuesday.

The fires have forced more than 27,000 Canadians in three provinces to flee their homes, & the smoke has even reached #Europe.

#ClimateCrisis #Climate #air #pollution #PublicHealth #wildlife #RespiratoryIllnesses

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Dr. Rachel Strykowski, a #pulmonologist, said the poor #AirQuality increases #respiratory symptoms aggravated by the dirty #air. Typical symptoms include increase in shortness of breath, wheezing, coughing, & flares of underlying #disease such as #COPD & #asthma.

The fine particulate matter from the #wildfire #smoke triggers more inflammation in patients’ airways, aggravating underlying #medical conditions.

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People can protect themselves by staying indoors or by wearing #N95masks, she said. Strykowski added that they must be N95s because the cloth #masks many people used during the COVID-19 pandemic don’t provide enough #filtration.

[My additional advice: be sure to always carry your rescue #inhaler!! If you can use an allergy #filter on your HVAC system. Close your windows & use an indoor air filter machine.]

#ClimateCrisis #Climate #air #pollution #PublicHealth #wildlife #RespiratoryIllnesses

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Marc Chenard, a meteorologist at the Weather Prediction Center, said satellite imagery shows a broad swath of #smoke still covering the eastern US on Wednesday. The smoke stretches from northern #Georgia to #NewEngland & into the Upper #Midwest.

#AirQuality readings in cities including #Minneapolis, #StPaul & #Columbus, #Ohio, were at “very unhealthy” levels… acc/to the NYT air quality tracker.

#ClimateCrisis #Climate #air #pollution #PublicHealth #RespiratoryIllnesses
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/weather/air-quality-wildfire-smoke-sahara-dust.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=4A04536C-B093-4F24-A406-EC910D453D31

Eastern U.S. Is Shrouded in Smoke From Canadian Wildfires and Saharan Dust

Smoke from Canadian wildfires created unhealthy air quality from the upper Midwest to New York City.

The New York Times
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In #Iowa, an #AirQuality alert issued by the state’s Dept of Natural Resources was expected to remain in effect through Thursday morning, acc/to the Weather Service. #Air #pollution was expected to remain at #unhealthy levels for sensitive groups, & possibly healthy people too, w/residents advised to limit outdoor activities until the air quality improves.

#ClimateCrisis #Climate #air #pollution #PublicHealth #wildlife #RespiratoryIllnesses

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An #AirQuality alert for much of #Minnesota remained in effect through noon on Wednesday, acc/to the Minnesota #Pollution Control Agency. The alert for some areas was expected to reach the red category, which signals it can be dangerous for everyone, the agency said.

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As northern states were dealing w/ #smoke, a large plume of #Saharan #dust is expected to spread over #GulfCoast states through Thurs. Chenard said the dust had reached parts of #Florida by Wed morning, & was expected to intensify.

“The highest concentrations of the dust is definitely going to be through today & tonight,” he said. “But there will be some at least lower concentrations that linger over Florida, probably into the weekend.”

#ClimateCrisis #air #pollution #PublicHealth