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There are also many major fires burning in Canada since May. So far this year 13.8 million acres have burned across the country. Volunteers from Utah have been deployed to Canada to help support evacuees.
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s northernmost congressman is fed up with smoke and haze from Canada. Congressman Tom Tiffany was on social media recently, complaining about another air quality alert for much of northern Wisconsin.
The Canadian Press on MSN16h
Wildfire smoke challenges Canada’s food growers in complex and unexpected waysScattering sunlight, disrupting bees, damaging plant tissue - farmers can’t always offset the effects of smoky days
Six members of Congress from Wisconsin and Minnesota have asked Canada to say how it plans to tackle the blazes and reduce the haze billowing south.
A Canadian wildfire crew leader was scouting around the Summit Lake Fire in British Columbia when he stumbled upon a mother grizz and her cubs.
A growing body of research shows the cascading health impacts of wildfire smoke, from cognitive decline to heart issues.
A volunteer with the American Red Cross of Northern Nevada is deploying to Canada to support wildfire evacuees.
People living in the West much more likely than those in the rest of the country to have taken action to reduce wildfire risk