Air quality alerts were posted early Friday across several states, including Illinois.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires is pouring into the US, including Chicago, and could linger for days, experts say.Smoke from wildfires in Canada is moving into parts of the central US and could linger in the days ahead, health and weather officials warned Thursday.
The heaviest smoke concentrations shifted farther east into the Midwest later in the day, affecting major metro areas including Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis.More smoke is expected in the area Monday and Tuesday, ABC7 Chicago meteorologist Jaisol Martinez said. Canada has had an especially active start to the fire season. Last week, devastating wildfires in Alberta had burned more than 150 times more area in that province than in the last five years combined by the same point in the year,In Nebraska, "Canadian wildfire smoke is going to move through the area today through tomorrow morning, resulting in potentially dangerous air quality and poor visibility across eastern Nebraska and Iowa.
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