2025 Canadian Wildfires
Over 200 wildfires are actively burning across Canada, with more than 100 considered “out of control,” scorching over 1 million hectares and forcing the evacuation of more than 27,000 residents in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. The resulting smoke has severely impacted air quality across the American Midwest—particularly Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan—where Air Quality Index (AQI) levels have exceeded 250, prompting Minnesota to issue its first-ever maroon air quality alert. timesofindia.indiatimes.com