Wildfires and El Nino
Mann
It’s turning out to be another tough fire season in Canada. As of late last week, there were about 900 fires burning across Canada with around 110 of them “out of control.” Heavy smoke from these wildfires have been blanketing a large region of the U.S., especially in the Midwest and Northeast. Last Thursday, Detroit, Mich., reported the worst air quality of any city in the world with a reading of about 600. That is twice the “hazardous” level according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Other major cities, such as Chicago and New York were reporting very unhealthy air from the smoky conditions.
As of the middle of July, the Canadian government is reporting that approximately 4.7 million acres have been burned this year. According to the Government of Canada, the worst fire season was in 2023. During that season, over 39.5 million acres were burned as out of control wildfires in Canada’s eastern province of Quebec sent huge clouds of smoke and haze southward into the northeastern U.S., parts of the Midwest and regions as far south as the Mid-Atlantic states.
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