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Wildfire Smokes Makes Air Hazardous for Millions in Midwest and East Coast

First publishedJul 16, 11:08 UTC
Last updatedJul 17, 23:20 UTC · 2h ago
11 outletABC News11 outletNYT Home44 outletsThe Guardian US, The Hill, Seattle Times, MarketWatch44 outletsBBC US & Canada, NYT US, ABC News, CBS News11 outletNYT Home22 outletsCBS News, NYT US33 outletsNYT US, PBS NewsHour, CBS News11 outletNYT US
ABC News8Dangerous wildfire smoke continues with air quality alerts in at least 17 statesOpen ↗NYT Home9How to Protect Yourself From Wildfire SmokeOpen ↗The Guardian US8Air quality plummets in 20 states as smoke from Canadian wildfires spreads across the USOpen ↗The Hill7Want to keep your car and house from smelling like wildfire smoke? Try this featureOpen ↗Seattle Times6Canadian wildfire smoke turns air hazardous in the US Midwest. Officials say stay insideOpen ↗MarketWatch7These cities are blanketed with wildfire smoke. Here’s what to know about bad air quality.Open ↗BBC US & Canada9How bad are Canadian and US wildfires, and what is the air quality risk?Open ↗NYT US9Mamdani Urges New Yorkers to Stay Indoors Because of Wildfire SmokeOpen ↗ABC News8Minneapolis air quality ranks worst in world as wildfires continueOpen ↗CBS News8Climate extremes fuel explosive wildfires in Canada and western U.S.Open ↗NYT Home9Blazes Continue in Ontario as Officials Brace for More EvacuationsOpen ↗CBS News8Wildfires bringing terrible air quality, hazy skies to much of the Midwest and NortheastOpen ↗NYT US9Canada Wildfires: See Photos of Smoke Shrouding NYC, Toronto and More CitiesOpen ↗NYT US9What It’s Like in a City With Dangerous Air QualityOpen ↗PBS NewsHour8The health risks of wildfire smoke across the Midwest and Mid-AtlanticOpen ↗CBS News8Poor air quality from wildfires sparking health concernsOpen ↗NYT US9Wildfire Smokes Makes Air Hazardous for Millions in Midwest and East CoastOpen ↗
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Heavy smoke from Canadian wildfires made air hazardous for millions in the Midwest and East Coast.

Reported by 17 outlets NYT US, NYT Home, BBC US & Canada, CBS News, PBS NewsHour, and 5 more. See all sources ↓

The haze is likely to ease in the East this weekend but linger in the Upper Midwest, where some cities recorded extremely high pollution indexes on Thursday.

Read the full report at NYT US

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Heavy smoke from Canadian wildfires made air hazardous for millions in the Midwest and East Coast.
How widely is it covered?
17 outlets, average source rating 8.2/10.
When was it last updated?
2h ago.
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    1Coverage
    Scouting report

    These cities are blanketed with wildfire smoke. Here’s what to know about bad air quality.

    Sources9
    TypeCoverage
    NYT US
    BBC US & Canada
    CBS News
    PBS NewsHour
    ABC News
    The Guardian US
    MarketWatch
    The Hill
    Seattle Times
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    2Coverage
    Scouting report

    Blazes Continue in Ontario as Officials Brace for More Evacuations

    Sources1
    TypeCoverage
    NYT Home
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