(AP) – The smoke and haze drifting over our region come from 31 large active fires in Oregon and Alberta, Canada.
Air quality warnings drift as far south as Denver and as far east as Chicago. Parts of North Dakota has Code Red levels Tuesday.
Many of the fires started from pinpoint lightning strikes amid record-breaking heat.
In Canada, international crews from New Zealand and Australia have arrived to assist. 25,000 people were evacuated around Jasper National Park.
As of Wednesday morning, 69 large wildfires were burning in the United States, including California, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
After Friday, the National Weather Service says, “the overall fire threat should lessen a bit.”
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