Wildfire smoke from Canada impacting air quality
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As wildfire smoke becomes a frequent summer hazard across large parts of the US, knowing the risk at the neighborhood scale matters for human health.
Billowing clouds of Canadian wildfire smoke have transformed blue skies into apocalyptic orange scenes across the eastern United States. But the fuzzy skylines are more than just a bleak sight ...
Sunday could see possible showers and downpours. Air quality has improved, but the wildfire smoke is still hanging in the air. Matt Hoenig has how high temperatures could reach at the beginning of the work week.
Utah will be caught between a high-pressure area to the east and a low-pressure system to the west, which will increase fire risks across the region.
Air quality will make some improvements on Sunday with varying amounts of cloud cover. Hot and humid weather is expected to the start the work week before a cold front enters midweek, helping to cool off temps and dewpoints for the end of the work week.
A lawnmower ignited a large fire Friday afternoon that burned at least 24 apartments in two different buildings near the Millcreek-Holladay border. Smoke could be seen for miles.
Limit time outdoors,” Environment and Climate Change Canada advises everyone as it issues special air-quality advisory for large parts of the province, including Montreal.
Canadian wildfire official told us they are not expecting smokey conditions to clear up over the course of the summer.