Canadian Wildfires

More than 200 wildfires are raging across Canada, sending a thick blanket of choking smoke through the U.S. Midwest. Experts says climate change means U.S. residents better get used to it.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires has carried another day of poor air quality south of the border to the American Midwest. Conditions in parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan were rated "very unhealthy" on Tuesday.

State meteorology specialists have issued an air quality advisory for sensitive groups due to particulate matter moving in to Michigan Friday night from Canadian wildfires.

On today's episode, we sat down with Danielle Atkinson to learn about Black women's political organizing efforts in Michigan, learned about the impact of Canadian wildfires on Michigan air quality from Keith Matheny, and heard from two of Michigan's candidates to replace Debbie Stabenow for U.S. Senate.

Smoke from wildfires in Canada is making its unwelcome presence known in Michigan this week, but it's hoped air quality indexes won't reach into dangerous territory.

Several hundred wildfires are continuing to burn across Canada this weekend, with an ongoing impact on impact air quality for vast swaths of the North American continent.

On yet another bad air day, we are joined by the Michigan state climatologist to learn about the weather patterns bringing and keeping the wildfire smoke in Michigan.

The National Weather Service has extended its air quality alerts through Friday for much of the state, with the air quality index expected to reach the "unhealthy" level, and some hourly concentrations reaching the "very unhealthy" range.