Canadian wildfire smoke to bring haze, extremely poor air quality to Great Lakes and Northeast

Canadian wildfire smoke to bring haze, extremely poor air quality to Great Lakes and Northeast

A recent wildfire outbreak across western Ontario, Canada, and Minnesota is sending thick plumes of smoke toward the Great Lakes and Northeast through Thursday, bringing extremely hazardous air quality and potentially some orange skies reminiscent of the Mars-like skies that enveloped New York City in June 2023.