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Canadian wildfire smoke chokes Minneapolis with worst air quality in America on Monday
Canada's wildfire season has erupted as dozens of blazes burn in the country's western provinces, and smoke from those fires is choking the skies over the Upper Midwest early this week.
Canada’s wildfire season re-erupts forcing thousands from homes, prompting air quality alerts in northern US
Wildfires in western Canada forced thousands of people from their homes as local officials said the combination of the weather and dry conditions led to an extreme threat from blazes. An evacuation alert was issued for Fort McMurray in Alberta as crews responded to what they described as an "out-of-control wildfire" southwest of town that had burned more than 13,500 acres as of Sunday.
‘Extreme’ solar storm triggers Northern Lights as far south as Florida Friday
Skies across the U.S. lit in a spectacular colorful glow not seen in years to decades as massive solar flares slammed into Earth on Friday, and there could be a repeat performance Saturday night.
US already hit by 7 billion-dollar disasters in 2024 and it's only May
The first full month of spring was stormy, warm and snowy according to NOAA's April 2024 climate assessment. That means through April, this year is the fifth-hottest out of the nation's 130-year climate history, and the country has endured seven billion-dollar disasters so far.