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More than 800 Canadian wildfires burning as air quality alerts extend to US

First publishedJul 15, 14:36 UTC
Last updatedJul 16, 14:42 UTC · 3m ago
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NYT Home9Wildfires Rage in Ontario as Smoke Affects Toronto’s Air QualityOpen ↗New York Post5Sweltering NYC hit by Canadian wildfire smoke — and it may only get hazierOpen ↗NYT Home9Canada Wildfire Air Pollution and Heat Wave Combo Pose Heightened Health RisksOpen ↗The Hill7When will wildfire smoke clear? Here's where air quality will get better (or worse) this weekOpen ↗PBS NewsHour8Heavy smoke from wildfires blankets the Northeast and Mideast, prompting evacuationsOpen ↗Seattle Times6Toronto wakes up to an orange sky as wildfire smoke pours into the U.S. NortheastOpen ↗CBS News8Canada wildfires darken U.S. skies, trigger air quality alertsOpen ↗Al Jazeera7Toronto engulfed by wildfire smoke as US cities threatenedOpen ↗NYT Home9Wildfire Smoke Turns Skies Orange Across the U.S., and Democrats Make a Big Shift on IsraelOpen ↗ABC News8Dangerous wildfire smoke continues with air quality alerts in at least 17 statesOpen ↗BBC US & Canada9More than 800 Canadian wildfires burning as air quality alerts extend to USOpen ↗CBS News8Heavy smoke from Canadian wildfires impacts air quality from Minnesota to New YorkOpen ↗Chicago Sun-Times6Wildfire smoke prompts air quality alert for most of Chicago areaOpen ↗The Hill7These US cities have the world's worst air quality as wildfire smoke settles inOpen ↗
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Answer

The air quality in large parts of Michigan, Minneapolis and Minnesota is deemed "hazardous" by authorities.

Reported by 14 outlets — BBC US & Canada, NYT Home, CBS News, ABC News, PBS NewsHour, and 5 more. See all sources ↓

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In brief
What's the story?
The air quality in large parts of Michigan, Minneapolis and Minnesota is deemed "hazardous" by authorities.
How widely is it covered?
14 outlets, average source rating 7.6/10.
When was it last updated?
3m ago.
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    Wildfire Smoke Turns Skies Orange Across the U.S., and Democrats Make a Big Shift on Israel

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    BBC US & Canada
    NYT Home
    CBS News
    ABC News
    PBS NewsHour
    The Hill
    Al Jazeera
    Chicago Sun-Times
    Seattle Times
    New York Post
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