Quebec Wildfires Spark “Hazardous” Air Crisis in Northeastern U.S. — Smoke originating from Can |
This animation shows how black carbon particles, or soot, moved across eastern portions of Canada and the U.S. from June 3–8, 2023. Polluted air originated from a spike in wildfire activity in Quebec in early June. Then, a weather system pushed smoke from those blazes toward northeast and mid-Atlantic states, bringing hazardous air to densely populated regions of the U.S.
This animation illustrates the movement of black carbon particles, also known as soot, across the eastern regions of Canada and the U.S. from June 3 to 8, 2023. The source of this pollution was a surge in wildfires in Quebec at the start of June. A subsequent weather system then directed the resulting smoke towards the northeastern and mid-Atlantic states, causing hazardous air conditions in these highly populated U.S. areas.
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