Wildfire smoke from Alberta and British Columbia reaches US

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65566072?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Wildfire smoke from Alberta and British Columbia reaches US

By Nadine Yousif
BBC News, Toronto

Much of Canada and parts of the US are blanketed by smoke as wildfires in the province of Alberta continue to rage.

As of Thursday, there are 75 active wildfires in Alberta, 23 of which are considered out of control.

Early May is typically the start of wildfire season in the region, but experts have said that this level activity is unusual.

Temperatures are expected to rise sharply in the coming days, fuelling concern of more fires to come.
Images taken by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) show the smoke from the Alberta wildfires has travelled far to the eastern portion of Canada, reaching Quebec and Ontario down to the US-Canada border.

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(So Alberta, home of the tar sands disaster, is burning up. Is irony dead yet?)

[Diamond_Dog]

1. Two days ago

in Ohio … the sunlight seemed sort of hazy, and the weather guy on TV said it was from smoke from fires in Alberta.

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2. Note to big oil/hedge fund et al richies: you can run but you can't hide.