Canadian Wildfires and Air Quality

[detroit1]

Less than 2 miles of visibility this  week.  Glad i work indoors.

I can smell and taste it.

[Bird]

Was fishing in WV today in a high mountain lake and could almost taste the ashes, really bad.

10 is the lowest air quality rating here and we were at a 10.

[slonezp]

Tuesday, Chicago had about 1/2 mile visibility and smelled like a smokehouse. Better than it's usual urine smell but...

It's improving but...

 

[TnRiver46]

Is this what it’s like to live in California???

[Glenn]

Meh.  You guys have it easy. We get hit every year with a one-two combo from Canadian and California wildfires simultaneously.  Some years it pegs the meters beyond what they can measure.

 

The national news rarely covers it.  But it gets a little smoky in NYC and you'd think it's the end of the world! LOL

 

 

 

[Susky River Rat]

I do not enjoy the smoke it is hard on me having asthma and I am out in it most the day for work. ( big building with 32 garage door open) We never give Mother Nature it’s due. It is far tougher then we are. Wild fires have been going on forever. Nature finds a way to heal and recover.

[Siebert Outdoors]

On 6/7/2023 at 11:44 AM, TOXIC said:

We experienced it first when we were on St Clair and it’s pretty bad here in Virginia now.  We have been lucky because my house is in the forest and we have not had to turn on our AC yet this year even with the 80 degree temps.  With the heat and air quality alerts, we closed up the house today and switched over to AC. 

 

Thats about what St Clair looked like last week when I was there.

[TnRiver46]

Thick today 

[Jar11591]

Here too. At least it smells good. Makes me wanna throw a dog on the grill. 

[gim]

1 hour ago, TnRiver46 said:

Thick today 

Wasn't super thick here but it was noticeable here on Friday and Saturday.  A stiff NW breeze sent it south of here yesterday.

[Jar11591]

Forecast just says “Smoke” 

[gim]

2 minutes ago, Jar11591 said:

Forecast just says “Smoke”