Canadian Wildfires Persist

June 27, 2023 5:21 am

CHICAGO (AP) — The haze of unhealthy air that settled over the Great Lakes region Tuesday reminded U.S. residents from the Midwest to the Northeast and as far south as Kentucky to brace for more depending on which way the wind blows as Canadian wildfires rage on. National Weather Service meteorologist Bryan Jackson says, “Until the fires are out, there’s a risk.” Drifting smoke from the ongoing wildfires across Canada has created curtains of haze and raised air quality concerns throughout the Great Lakes region and in parts of the central and eastern United States. The Environmental Protection Agency’s AirNow.gov site shows parts of Illinois, lower Michigan and southern Wisconsin have the worst air quality in the U.S.