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Wildfire smoke from Canada drifting over N.J., could get down to ground as extreme heat returns
Thick smoke from wildfires that are burning out of control in Canada will be drifting down to New Jersey, New York and other eastern states during the next few days and could push its way down to ground level,
Even if you can’t smell it, long-distance wildfire smoke is dangerous. More than 850 wildfires are currently burning in Canada—and the smoke is reaching cities thousands of miles away, from Chicago to New York City.
Wildfires burning across Ontario have grown to 735,000 hectares (1.8 million acres), from 650,000 hectares over the weekend, Premier Doug Ford said on Monday, as air quality from smoke improved in much of the province but remained unhealthy in parts of the U.
