Both Canadians and Americans have been affected by the flames, which started in early June and have hit Ontario and Quebec. 14,000 people in Quebec were reportedly evacuated earlier in June, according to Canadian media. The fires in Canada produced a lot of smoke, which resulted in air quality advisories. Similar effects were observed in the Northeast: dense smog-covered cities like New York and Philadelphia before moving south to Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
The smoke in the United States has varied, as predicted, but the flames in Canada are still blazing. Here is information on the current wildfires.
Are the wildfires under control?
Over 510 fires are now burning across Canada, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. These fires are raging from coast to coast, with blazes mostly focused in Canada's eastern and western provinces.
When will the flames in Canada be extinguished?
The Canadian government recently released an updated forecast for the nation's wildfire season, which typically lasts from May through October. The most recent outlook, released earlier in June, stated that this year's wildfire season has become "severe" and issued a warning that current predictions "indicate the potential for continued higher-than-normal fire activity across the majority of the country throughout the 2023 wildland fire season due to ongoing drought and long-range forecasts for warm temperatures."