A group of Republican lawmakers has complained that smoke from Canadian wildfires is ruining summer for Americans, just days after voting for a major bill that will cause more of the planet-heating pollution that is worsening wildfires. In a letter sent to Canada’s ambassador to the US, six Republican members of Congress wrote that wildfire smoke from Canada has been …
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Russian volcano grows ‘devil horns’ and spits out 1,000-mile-long river of smoke — Earth from space
QUICK FACTS Where is it? Klyuchevskoy (Klyuchevskaya Sopka), Russia [56.050698, 160.6463962] What’s in the photo? A giant eruption plume trailing off an erupting volcano Which satellite took the photo? NASA Aqua When was it taken? Nov. 1, 2023 This eerie satellite photo shows a “devilish” Russian volcano spewing out a 1,000-mile-long river of smoke into Earth’s atmosphere. It is a …
Read More »Smoke from Canadian wildfires prompting alerts. An ER doctor offers his advice.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires prompting alerts. An ER doctor offers his advice. There were hazy skies over the metro on Saturday and indeed over much of Minnesota. “You can barely see the skyline,” explains Bria Knorr, from Minneapolis. “It’s kind of hidden behind an orange haze.” That haze is a smoky fallout from Canadian wildfires. Our northern neighbor is battling …
Read More »Unhealthy smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets the Upper Midwest
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Much of the Upper Midwest on Saturday was dealing with swaths of unhealthy air because of drifting smoke from Canadian wildfires, covering the northern region of the U.S. at a time when people want to be enjoying lakes, trails and the great outdoors. Most of Minnesota and parts of Montana, North Dakota and Wisconsin were ranked …
Read More »Grand Canyon wildfire grows 20-fold over 24 hours as Canadian wildfires smoke blanket U.S. Midwest
A fire near the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona has grown more than 20 times in size in 24 hours as an intensifying wildfire season sees the return of Canadian wildfire smoke into the U.S. The White Sage Fire, located in Kaibab National Forest, has forced hundreds to evacuate. It has scorched over 20,000 acres and hasn’t been contained, …
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