Canada, US warn of air quality hazards as Canadian fire smoke reaches Europe

Smoke from Canadian wildfires has spread across the Atlantic

Smoke from hundreds of wildfires in Canada has spread over 5,000 miles across the Atlantic over the last week — reaching as far as parts of Russia.

Canadian wildfire smoke prompts air quality warning for northern Maine

The National Weather Service has issued an air quality warning Friday for most of northern Maine due to drifting Canadian wildfire smoke. According to weather forecasters, smoke will linger over parts of Maine north of Dover-Foxcroft, Lincoln and Topsham through Friday evening. The amount of particle pollution is unhealthy for “sensitive groups,” which includes people with heart or lung disease, the elderly, teenagers and children. Credit: Court…

Canadian wildfire smoke could impact NW Ohio

Wildfires in Canada are creating smoke that is drifting into U.S. states including Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan. The website www.airnow.gov/ shows locations where air quality is becoming Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups and Unhealthy (for all). Updates will be posted if these conditions impact Northwest Ohio. Living in Bluffton

One thing we can count on to keep ruining our summers

Smoke from Canadian wildfires dims the downtown skyline on June 3, 2025, in Chicago. Smoke from wildfires in Canada is once again shrouding parts of the United States — cities like Chicago and Milwaukee — with unhealthy air, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency. Parts of the plume have reached as far as Europe. The bulk of the smoke is forecasted to drift eastward across North America and thin out.   As of Thursday afternoon, Cana…

Canadian wildfire smoke causing haze in county

Ashtabula County skies have seen hazy conditions, as smoke from the ongoing Canadian wildfires has blown across the midwest.