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Mild winters, millions of acres to blame for wildfire smoke from Canada
A smaller snowpack in Canada has left forests primed to burn, starting wildfire season earlier than normal in recent years.
Over 600 American firefighters battling Canadian wildfires; roughly 16 million acres burned
Wildfires continued to rage across Canada on Friday, with nearly three dozen new blazes, bringing the total number of active ...
MPCA expert explains poor air quality from Canada wildfires
Ryan Lueck is a meteorologist with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and explains why we've had so many air quality ...
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Canada struggles to contain wildfires as smoke impacts the Northland
This is the second-most severe wildfire season in Canadian history, after 2023, with 15 million acres burned so far.
Air quality in Minneapolis ranks 2nd worst in the world Friday, with alert stretching through weekend
The state of Minnesota is entering another in a long string of summer days marred by air quality alerts. Poor air quality ...
Wis. and Minn. lawmakers call on Canadian Embassy to mitigate wildfire risks
Congressional lawmakers from Wisconsin and Minnesota called on the Canadian Embassy to take action as smoke from Canadian ...
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Canada won't play Minnesota GOP's wildfire smoke blame game
Minnesotans are inhaling another plume of smoke from Canada this week, and an attempt to blame Canada's handling of wildfires ...