As Canada burns, smoke contaminates the US sky and air, rendering them unhealthy. Is the climate changing to blame?

Canada is on fire. On Tuesday, there were more than 400 wildfires burning across the country, 238 of which were out of control.

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The fire has caused dangerous air quality levels and smoke to engulf parts of the northeastern United States, the bulk of the Great Lakes region, and many Canadian provinces.

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Despite the fact that forest fires are a regular occurrence in Canada's northern woods, this year has seen particularly massive, furious, and numerous flames.

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The majority of the nation is predicted to be in high to extremely high threat for the bulk of the wildfire season, which lasts from May to September.

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According to a tweet by Catherine McKenna, a former Canadian minister of the environment, "Climate change is the exact real thing and having a huge impact on every Canadian right now with fire in forests, burning across the country."

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On Monday, Bill Blair, Canada's minister of emergency preparedness, said that the country is currently seeing photos of fires that "are some of the most severe ever witnessed in Canada."

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On Monday, Bill Blair, Canada's minister of emergency preparedness, said that the country is currently seeing photos of fires that "are some of the most severe ever witnessed in Canada."

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As Canada burns, smoke contaminates the US sky and air, rendering them unhealthy. Is the climate changing to blame?

Canada is on fire. On Tuesday, there were more than 400 wildfires burning across the country, 238 of which were out of control.

The fire has caused dangerous air quality levels and smoke to engulf parts of the northeastern United States, the bulk of the Great Lakes region, and many Canadian provinces.

Despite the fact that forest fires are a regular occurrence in Canada's northern woods, this year has seen particularly massive, furious, and numerous flames.

The majority of the nation is predicted to be in high to extremely high threat for the bulk of the wildfire season, which lasts from May to September.

According to a tweet by Catherine McKenna, a former Canadian minister of the environment, "Climate change is the exact real thing and having a huge impact on every Canadian right now with fire in forests, burning across the country."

On Monday, Bill Blair, Canada's minister of emergency preparedness, said that the country is currently seeing photos of fires that "are some of the most severe ever witnessed in Canada."

On Monday, Bill Blair, Canada's minister of emergency preparedness, said that the country is currently seeing photos of fires that "are some of the most severe ever witnessed in Canada."

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