A new round of dense smoke has invaded the United States, specifically the Great Lakes region, as wildfires continue to munch through forests across Quebec and Ontario. Early Tuesday, Chicago air quality ranked the worst in the world among major cities.
, with smoke reported in the observation from Chicago O’Hare International Airport. The Weather Service expects visibilities of 1 to 3 miles across the region for much of the day.Twitter userFor the rest of today, smoke continues to slowly move east and somewhat south. It should continue its focus on the lower Great Lakes and into the Midwest or Ohio Valley region. Some may be crossing the Appalachians and spilling eastward by late Tuesday.
Over the next several days, the low tracks through the Mid-Atlantic and offshore the East Coast. This trajectory would allow smoke to move eastward into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, but it has also been raining in the fire source regions, which has cut down on current emissions somewhat.
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