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Canadian Wildfire Smoke Spreads Across a 3rd of US
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President Trump announces a proclamation banning travel to the US from 12 countries, restrictions on other countries. (Credit: The White House)
The federal and provincial governments have announced they will match Red Cross donations to help those affected by wildfires burning in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
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The Canadian province of Manitoba has declared a state of emergency over a series of wildfires, and Prime Minister Mark Carney has agreed to send in the military to help.
Living in the Midwest means being affected by the Canadian wildfires that occur just about every year. Here is what to know about these wildfires and how they’re affecting the Midwest.
Parts of central Pennsylvania are under a code orange air quality alert, but the Midwest is seeing bigger air quality problems.
A series of wildfires burning across central Canada sent smoke billowing into the U.S. over the weekend, with few signs that the blazes will subside anytime soon.
The pictures shared by Ayers from the International Space Station (ISS) show the extent of the wildfires which has degraded air quality in the US as well. Air quality alerts have been issued in American states of New York, New Jersey, Iowa and New Hampshire due to winds blowing in from Manitoba and Saskatchewan provinces.
Canadian mining company Hudbay Minerals said on Wednesday it had temporarily suspended operations in Snow Lake, Manitoba, due to wildfires in the region.Additionally, exploration activities in the Flin Flon and Snow Lake regions have been paused as fire mitigation efforts are underway,