Poor air quality from more wildfire smoke Thu.
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A heat dome is responsible for miserably high temperatures, and it’s also helping to push smoke from wildfires to the east.
Michigan has tiny wildfire ash particles now landing on vehicles across parts of the Upper Peninsula and northern Lower Michigan. This ash can actually be one of the ingredients for rainfall. Here is the video this morning from MLive’s Patrick Shea in the eastern Upper Peninsula.
By Wa Lone and Maria Tsvetkova TORONTO/NEW YORK, July 15 (Reuters) - Toronto's air quality ranked the worst among major cities globally on Wednesday as wildfire smoke from northwestern Ontario blackened skies and spread into the northeastern United States,
Air quality in Canada’s largest city was at times the worst in the world on Wednesday, as wildfires across Ontario sent smoke drifting into New York City and beyond.
Railroad workers evacuated safely after a fast-moving Ontario wildfire trapped their train and forced rail operations to halt.
Members of the public are being urged to avoid Glenmore Forest Park and Loch Morlich into Thursday as firefighting continues through the night.
"It's smokey up here," Village of Mackinaw City Manager Dean Martin said Wednesday. SEMCOG says the smoke could make the air "unhealthy."
The evacuation order applies to the One Mile Lake park area, "to provide safe working space to crews supporting fire operations."
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Wildfire smoke forces Bay City urgent care facility to close early
BAY CITY, MI – Covenant HealthCare MedExpress at 2919 East Wilder Road in Bay City closed early Wednesday, July 15, after wildfire smoke compromised air quality inside the building. The facility plans to resume normal operations Thursday,
