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Raging Wildfires Spread Through Canada; Smoke to Hit US Midwest, East Coast This Week
State officials warn smoke from 800 Canadian wildfires could make Wednesday air unhealthy for sensitive groups across Michigan.
- On Wednesday, July 15, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy issued a statewide air quality alert due to elevated fine particulate matter from Canadian wildfire smoke.
- Over 800 active wildfires burning across Canada, particularly in Ontario, and a dozen in northern Minnesota generated the smoke; shifting winds on Tuesday directed dense plumes south into the U.S.
- EGLE classified potential pollutant levels as "unhealthy for sensitive groups," with risks of reaching "unhealthy" status, driven by fine particulate "PM2.5" readings measuring particles 2.5 micrometers or smaller.
- Officials recommend residents avoid strenuous outdoor activities and keep windows closed overnight; those with heart disease or asthma should watch for wheezing, coughing, or chest tightness.
- Smoke plumes reached the Upper Peninsula overnight and will drift into the northern Lower Peninsula before reaching the Michigan-Indiana border Wednesday evening, according to EGLE models.
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Air quality alerts issued for northern Michigan as wildfire smoke blankets region
A boat sits on Duck Lake near Interlochen on Wednesday afternoon, amid thick wildfire smoke that poured into northern Michigan from fires burning in Canada and Minnesota. (Photo: Ed Ronco/IPR News)This story is made possible through a partnership between Interlochen Public Radio and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Northern Michigan is enveloped in a thick blanket of brown smoke from wildfires in Minnesota and Canada. “We cur…
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