“We are seeing a repeat of last summer’s pattern,” said air quality specialist Dr. Elena Marchetti. “Even if you’re hundreds of miles from the fire boundary on a map, you can still be exposed to dangerous air.”
— The World News
One of the most striking features of the current maps is not just where fires are burning, but where the smoke is going. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued smoke forecasts showing plumes from Quebec and Ontario drifting across the Great Lakes and into the American Midwest and Northeast. “We are seeing a repeat of last summer’s
While official maps provide essential data—fire perimeters, hotspots, evacuation zones—experts caution that they represent a snapshot in time. “We are seeing a repeat of last summer’s