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Canada wildfires spark record-smashing smoke levels in Minnesota air
An air quality index of 300 or higher is considered hazardous, and the record-breaking smoke AQI in Grand Portage reached 800 ...
Minnesota emergency rooms see uptick in patients due to wildfire smoke
Canadian wildfire smoke has become so intense that even young, healthy Minnesotans are experiencing symptoms similar to ...
'Dangerous' air quality in Minnesota, Wisconsin as wildfire smoke pours in from Canada
The smell of fire filled the air as thick smoke from wildfires in Canada blanketed part of the Midwest and created hazardous ...
Minnesota issues ‘rare’ air quality alert as Canadian wildfire smoke spreads
Air quality alerts remain in effect for yet another day for the entire state of Minnesota with concentrations of wildfire ...
Smoke from Canadian wildfires triggers air quality alerts in Minnesota
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued an air quality alert for much of state through Wednesday as smoke from ...
Watch wildfire smoke turn Minnesota’s air quality into the worst in the U.S.
From Sunday to Tuesday, smoke in northwest Canada swirled into the northern Plains, giving Minnesota some of the worst air ...
Minnesota, Wisconsin under air quality alerts due to Canadian wildfire smoke
The Pollution Control Agency has issued a statewide air quality alert, including all tribal nations, that will be in effect ...
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Air quality alert issued for northern Minnesota due to wildfire smoke
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) issued an air quality alert starting at 1 p.m. Thursday, extending to 7 p.m.
Heavy smoke expected in Minnesota as dangerous Canadian wildfires force 17K to evacuate
Minnesota authorities warned of unhealthy levels of exposure to particles from wildfires. Symptoms include shortness of ...
Air quality alert issued for parts of Minnesota as Canadian wildfires continue to burn
The Canadian Wildfires have forced thousands of Canadians to flee their homes and sent smoke as far as Europe.
Air quality alert due to Canadian wildfires issued across northern Minnesota through Friday
An air quality alert was issued Thursday afternoon for northern Minnesota, from the North Dakota border to Lake Superior, to run through 7 p.m. Friday, according to the Minnesota Pollution Control ...