In Florida, cloud from smoke that blew down thousands of miles from Canada’s months-long wildfires was clearing Wednesday.
The smoke and haze from wildfires in Canada may be seen blanketing the central business district of Washington, DC. (Source: US News)
Wildfires in Canada Smoke Swept to US
AccuWeather reported that smoke swept across the Northeast before falling over the Atlantic around a huge high-pressure system and traveling south. It turned east over Florida, shrouding Miami in haze Tuesday. According to the Miami National Weather Service, this morning will remain foggy, but as the day goes on, things should get progressively better. New York City Mayor Eric Adams warned of Canadian wildfire smoke air quality problems earlier in the week. Monday saw cloudy skies when the plume approached the city. The modified Air Quality Index stated, “There may be some risk to people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution.” Canadian smoke covered most of the US this summer.
The Weather Channel recorded “unhealthy” air quality Tuesday in Orlando, Jacksonville, West Palm Beach, Lake Okeechobee, and Venice. Tampa Bay, Sarasota, Ocala, and Lakeland had bad air quality for asthmatics. Over 6,000 summer wildfires forced evacuations across Canada. Parts of the US have been covered in Canadian wildfire smoke for days.
Natural Resources Canada stopped publishing daily fire reports last week. Around 800-plus fires were still blazing, most uncontrolled. Over 44 million Canadian acres burnt this year. For comparison, Florida has 39 million acres. Imagine wildfires in Canada have scorched an area larger than Florida. Wow!!” On X, formerly Twitter, Tampa meteorologist Dave Osterberg said Wednesday that today there is less smoke and haze, and it should dissipate later.
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