'Like smoking cigarettes all day': Chicago chokes in wildfire smoke-heavy air
ONP Summary
Hundreds of wildfires burning across Canada, with approximately 100 active fires in Ontario, have caused smoke to spread over 1,000 miles into the US Northeast and Midwest, prompting air quality alerts across at least 16 states. Toronto air reached critical pollution levels on Wednesday, ranking worst among global major cities, while evacuations occurred in remote US wilderness areas.
In the US, smoke from wildfires in Canada has resulted in a drop in air quality in cities including New York and Chicago.
According to government data, around 5.9 million acres have burned during this wildfire season in Canada.
Officials in parts of both Canada and the US are urging residents to stay indoors of possible, and wear a mask. ...
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