Many took to social media recently to share images of the hazy, smoky skies resulting from ongoing wildfires in Quebec. This smoke created dangerous conditions as far north as New York and south as North Carolina. But where did these Canadian wildfires come from, and why did the smoke present such a huge risk to the eastern United States? Is this the new normal? This episode of The Weather Review investigates these questions concerning the air quality and formation of these fires.

Resources:

Check the air quality anywhere in the nation: airnow.gov
NASA satellite imagery of the Canadian wildfires and early smoke plumes: nasa.gov


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