This map illustrates the distribution of smoke from wildfires in North America, as of very early Thursday morning. Most of the smoke in the southwestern part of the U.S. was created by the Lake Fire, which has burned over 23,000 acres in southern California.
To see the most current smoke reports on Wildfire Today, visit the articles tagged “smoke” at https://wildfiretoday.com/tag/smoke/
Thank you for your service in the states and for your efforts here at Wildfire Today. The number of fires currently burning throughout the whole of North America actually scares me. I’ve lived in the Duluth, MN area for 20+ years and I’ve never seen the haze from wildfires hang so persistently. I believe it (the haze) is stunting my small garden and I wonder about how it is affecting the summer growth of forests and grasses across our wilderness areas as well as crops this year. Can you tell me if I should be concerned and how this haze affects our growing season?