Miscellaneous Canada wildfires

[ESJohn]

This is how things looked in northeast Ohio today. Most of the eastern third of the US has been under air quality alerts today and will remain so until after midnight. Ours stands at 233. The standard for "poor" is 100. We understand that the UK is going through this, as well. Correct me if I am in error.

7 P.M view of the sun (Sunset is at 9:01 P.M)

1 P.M. Looking east from a parking lot north of Canton

 

[zelda]

Nasty. The Edmonton, Alberta television supper news showed the same thing in Toronto, Ontario and New York City.

I'm 300 km/180 miles north of Edmonton. At almost 10:00 PM Mountain Time here, it's still full daylight and the sky is blue. The five days of rain we had a week ago took care of the forest fires to the west of us.

 

[Jimmymack]

No fires as far as I know but we are looking at potential droughts, with the associated fires later on. Even then I doubt it will match the terrible situation you are experiencing. I think there was a mention of some of the stuff from Canada reaching northern parts of Scotland.

 

[Ivan]

No sign of Canadian smoke at the Edinburgh latitude

 

[Jimmymack]

Not northerly enough.

 

[ESJohn]

CURRENT AIR QUALITY​

TODAY
7/2
30
AQI

​

Fair​

The air quality is generally acceptable for most individuals. However, sensitive groups may experience minor to moderate symptoms from long-term exposure.​

Based on Current Pollutants​

More Details​

Learn more at​

Air Quality East Sparta, OH: Live air quality and pollution Forecasts
Much better now, thank you!
That's a 203 point drop from Wednesday. On that day, one could smell what seemed to be those of a cookout somewhere, but unfortunately was not. We had a small amount of rain last evening and early this morning. Forecasters don't think it is over yet, but much depends upon winds and locations of the wildfires at the time. I'm very happy to hear that the UK is not experiencing any effects. Hope all of you in Canada are ok, too!

 

[zelda]

CURRENT AIR QUALITY​

TODAY
7/2
30
AQI

​

Fair​

The air quality is generally acceptable for most individuals. However, sensitive groups may experience minor to moderate symptoms from long-term exposure.​

Based on Current Pollutants​

More Details​

Learn more at​

Air Quality East Sparta, OH: Live air quality and pollution Forecasts
Much better now, thank you!
That's a 203 point drop from Wednesday. On that day, one could smell what seemed to be those of a cookout somewhere, but unfortunately was not. We had a small amount of rain last evening and early this morning. Forecasters don't think it is over yet, but much depends upon winds and locations of the wildfires at the time. I'm very happy to hear that the UK is not experiencing any effects. Hope all of you in Canada are ok, too!

12C/55F approx. with plenty of rain for the past two days. Cooler nights. We like it cool at night but I turned up the thermostat for the natural gas-fired forced-air furnace when I rolled out of bed around 8 this morning.

Tomorow will be the same.

This is farming/ranching country interlaced with boreal forest. Everything is getting a much-needed good soaking. Hopefully, we won't see any new forest fires in the near future.

 

[Tenor Viol]

It's colouring sunsets in UK. Very noticeable last week.

 

[Tenor Viol]

Sunset last week in north Shropshire.

 

[ESJohn]

It's happening again, but not in Ohio as of now. News reports show it threatening the Midwest. I hope all of you in Canada and central US are safe and sound!

Wildfire season 2025 has started in Canada: Two provinces have declared State of Emergency - Smoke is spreading over the continent again

The Canadian provinces of Manitoba have evacuated 18000 people and Saskatchewan has evacuated 4000, and Alberta also thousands.

ctif.org

 

[ESJohn]

It's happening again. My son took this from just south of New Philadelphia, OH, taken just before 2pm.

And from our friend, AI:

Current AQI & Pollutants​

• AQI: 101–150 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) AccuWeather
• PM₂.₅: 224 µg/m³ — Dangerous fine particulate matter can penetrate deep into the lungs and bloodstream, causing coughing, difficulty breathing, and aggravating asthma or chronic respiratory disease AccuWeather.
• PM₁₀: 479 µg/m³ — Dangerous coarse particles can irritate eyes, throat, and airways, leading to coughing and breathing difficulties AccuWeather.
• O₃ (Ozone): 50 µg/m³ — Poor ground-level ozone can cause throat irritation, headaches, and chest pain, especially in sensitive individuals AccuWeather.
• NO₂: 34 µg/m³ — Fair; high levels can increase respiratory risk and cause coughing or breathing issues AccuWeather.
• SO₂ & CO: Below notable thresholds; low risk for most people AccuWeather.

Health Advisory​

• Sensitive groups (children, elderly, people with heart or lung disease) should reduce prolonged outdoor activity and take extra precautions.
• General public may experience minor to moderate symptoms with prolonged exposure; limit strenuous outdoor exercise if you have respiratory or cardiovascular conditions.

 

[Grumps]

It's drifted to Maryland. Had to skip my pool day. Even worse tomorrow, they predict. Which would ruin the Mrs.' pool day. My cigar smoke is bad enough...