US EditionThe Canadian Wildfires Have Returned. How Do They Stack up to Years Past?
- Canada is experiencing a new wildfire season in summer 2025 with over 1.1 million acres burned across multiple provinces.
- The current wildfire activity parallels conditions seen last year and aligns with the 10-year average, though it is far below the record 17.3 million acres burned in 2023.
- Smoke from fires in Saskatchewan and Manitoba has spread across North America, triggering over 200 air quality alerts and forcing evacuations of thousands in affected regions.
- The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre reports 109 uncontrolled wildfires nationwide, and the National Preparedness Level remains at the highest level 5 due to severe fire risks and dry conditions fueled by lack of rain and strong winds.
- These wildfires reduce air quality and pose health risks across Canada and the US, highlighting the need for preparedness and climate action to address increasing wildfire frequency and intensity.
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The temperature is hovering around 20 degrees across the country. The weather will become more unstable towards tomorrow.
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Usa newsWildfire smoke — and the harm it brings — smolder across America
The smoke has already arrived. This past week, thick plumes from wildfires in Manitoba and Saskatchewan have drifted into the U.S., triggering air quality alerts across the Midwest. Cities like Milwaukee, Madison and Chicago are experiencing hazy skies and dangerous air conditions, with the Air Quality Index reaching levels unhealthy for sensitive groups.Fire has always helped shape our forests, especially in the West. But those forests have evo…
The Canadian wildfires have returned. How do they stack up to years past?
Remember back to the Summer of 2023? Canadian wildfires kicked plumes of smoke across Ohio. Sunrises and sunsets were beautiful, but the impacts stretched further. Surface-level smoke sparked Air Quality Alerts for several days at a time.Well, the smoke is back for Summer 2025.It's all sparked from another wildfire season in Canada. So far, over 1.1 million acres have burned across Canada. We're only getting started, though. They're on track for…
Wildfire smoke from Canada worsens air pollution across central U.S. as alerts expand
Smoke from dozens of uncontrolled Canadian wildfires has drifted into the central U.S., triggering air quality alerts from North Dakota to Georgia and prompting warnings for people with health vulnerabilities.Aria Bendix reports for NBC News.In short:More than 90 out-of-control wildfires in Canada have released thick smoke that has blanketed the Midwest and Great Plains, with evacuation orders issued for about 17,000 people in Manitoba.States in…
THE MOON MAY LOOK BEAUTIFUL LATELY WITH ITS ORANGE GLOW BUT THE REASON IS A WILD ONE
CNF 6/4/25 Have you gazed into the sky lately and noticed a red sun or an orange moon and wonder how that could be since we are not in a lunar eclipse stage this month. Those of you that glanced at the sky during the full orange moon in March of 2025 witnessed an actual Blood moon in all its glory. The reason for the orange appearance of the moon of late differs considerably. The Canadian wildfires have turned the moon orange in Tennessee due to…
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