More than 100 million folks living in the USA may reach a code orange level of unhealthy air for sensitive groups, according to the feds.
Meanwhile, dangerous heat will continue expanding east through the Lower Mississippi Valley and Mid-South and into the Southeast through Friday. Many areas outside of Texas will experience their most significant heat of the season thus far. Slight relief is expected this weekend for parts of Texas, the Lower Mississippi Valley, and Mid-South as temperatures trend down to near-normal values. Read More >
Dangerous Temperatures Stretch Across the South A dome of high pressure that has baked parts of the region for more than a week will drive the heat index up to 120 degrees, forecasters say. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/06/29/us/heat-wave-forecast
NYC bracing for more smoke from Canadian wildfires as air quality index expected to worsen; advisory issued https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-smoke-air-quality-worsen-canadi…
Canadian wildfire smoke moves across the map, spreading bad air quality to Midwest, East Coast https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/06/28/areas-affected-by…
NYC braces for Canadian wildfire smoke as Midwest chokes in 'very unhealthy' haze https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/06/28/New-York-air-quality-Canada-…
Expect a hot, smoky summer in much of America. Here’s why you’d better get used to it
Forecasters say the only break much of America can hope for anytime soon from eye-watering dangerous smoke from fire-struck Canada is brief bouts of shirt-soaking sweltering heat and humidity from a southern heat wave that has already proven deadly. https://apnews.com/article/smoky-air-pollution-canada-fires-hot-climate…
Smoke hangs over US Midwest, East, hurting air quality https://www.reuters.com/world/us/smoky-skies-hang-over-us-midwest-east-…
Canadian wildfire smoke reaches Europe as Canada reports its worst fire season on record
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/26/americas/canada-wildfire-season-wors…