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An air quality advisory is in effect until 12 a.m., Saturday, June 7, as Michigan continues to see effects of Canadian wildfire smoke.
Ozone levels and wildfire smoke are expected to worsen the air quality on Wednesday in Allegan, Kent, Muskegon, Ottawa and Van Buren counties.
A Chicago Air Quality Alert has been extended through Friday as smoke from Canada wildfires has pushed the AQI into unhealthy levels across the region.
Rounds of smoke from hundreds of Canadian wildfires, as well as dust blowing off Sub-Saharan Africa, will continue to envelop portions of the United States into the summer, say AccuWeather meteorologists.
Columbus' air quality worsened due to Canadian wildfire smoke drifting over the city, turning the air unhealthy for sensitive groups, according to AirNow.gov. The city's air quality index (AQI) score was 122 as of 8 a.m. June 4, putting it in the unhealthy for sensitive groups range of 101-150.
You may notice a bit of a haze in the air this week. In part, it’s coming from central Canadian wildfire smoke, and while impacts are expected to peak on Wednesday, it’s not leading to much health concern in the tri-state.