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Timelapse satellite imagery captured wildfire smoke drifting across US states, a common occurrence this summer.
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As Canada wildfires choke US with smoke, Republicans demand action. But not on climate change

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Timelapse satellite imagery captured wildfire smoke drifting across eastern US states over the last three days, starting on Saturday, May 31. The Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) released the footage in an X post on Monday.
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Canadian wildfire smoke continues to make air difficult to breathe in the Upper Midwest

Should Canada do more to fight the blazes? And why is that so difficult?
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Smoke is coming
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More foul air drifting into The Cities and Minnesota

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The Mayor of Grand Marais Minnesota is lamenting the smoke that's hanging in the air over that community that depends so heavily on people wanting to be outdoors.
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Smoke-filled skies are cause for worry in northern Minnesota vacation spots like Grand Marais

"Most of our draw is for outdoor activity. Anytime the weather is not right on track it certainly has a lot of impact"
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Smoke from those Canadian Wildfires continues to hang over Minnesota but it's not keeping people inside even if it is bothersome.
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Awful air in the Twin Cities again Thursday but it's not keeping people from the outdoors, even if it's noticeable

Experts say people should limit time outdoors and limit car trips as well as air quality continues to be unhealthy
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A smoky haze hanging over Lake Itasca in Northern Minnesota.
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Welcome to the worst air in the world? Parts of the Twin Cites and Minnesota dealing with extremely unhealthy air

Areas along the North Shore of Lake Superior had Air Quality Indexes among the worst of anywhere on the planet
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This photo taken by Pace Maier shows smoky skies on Saturday, July 12, 2025, at Pelican Lake near Ashby, Minn.
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Unhealthy smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets the Upper Midwest when people want to be outside

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If you're in areas like northern Minnesota's Itasca State Park this weekend, you may see some hazy, smoky skies.
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Air Quality Alert for Minnesota as Canadian wildfire smoke makes a return

WCCO-TV Chief Meteorologist Chris Shaffer says the state may get hazy and smoky this weekend
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Another Air Quality Alert has been issued a large portion of the state until 11:00 p.m. Thursday for much of the central and south Minnesota.
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Air Quality Alert: More Canadian wildfire smoke will make much of Minnesota "unhealthy" for sensitive groups

Alert is in effect until 11:00 p.m. Thursday and any rain won't have much of an effect on it
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Thousands evacuated in 3 provinces as Canadian wildfires threaten air quality into some US states
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Thousands evacuated in 3 provinces as Canadian wildfires threaten air quality into some US states

Smoke was worsening air quality and reducing visibility in Canada and into some U.S. states along the border
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Hazy, bad air days are on the increase in Minnesota according to a new report.
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Report: Air quality in Minnesota is trending down the last three years

Fine particulate matter from wildfires are largely causing Midwestern air to get worse
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Air quality is improving in some metro areas, but worsening in the Midwest and California, per EPA data
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Air quality is improving in some metro areas, but worsening in the Midwest and California, per EPA data

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The skies are hazy with wildfire smoke again: a guide to when to stay inside
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The skies are hazy with wildfire smoke again: a guide to when to stay inside

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Here's where wildfire smoke is spreading in the US again
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Here's where wildfire smoke is spreading in the US again

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A familiar scene from the summer of 2023 where smoky skies from Canadian wildfires dropped over several northern cities including here in Minnesota.
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No Smoking: Why are there far fewer air quality alerts compared to last year?

Last year, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says Minnesota had a record 21 Air Quality Alerts
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Wildfire smoke hangs over the Minneapolis skyline on Monday, May 13, 2024. Winds pushed a band of heavy smoke south from fires burning in British Columbia, Canada, prompting officials in Minnesota to issue an air quality alert.
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Canadian wildfire smoke chokes Upper Midwest for second straight year

Meteorologist Paul Douglas says they don't know if it will be a summer-long issue but conditions are ripe for more
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Air Quality Alert extended for southern Minnesota including the Twin Cities

Canadian wildfires are causing smoky skies for Minnesota on Monday
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