Smoke plumes may reach U.S. as wildfires in Canada erupt

WASHINGTON POST • July 18, 2024

the fire season in Canada has suddenly come alive with a recent flare-up of blazes reminiscent of last summer, the country’s worst fire season on record. One of the biggest eruptions of thick smoke from Canada’s wildfires is beginning to drift south, with the Midwest, Great Lakes and eventually Northeast potentially in its path.