This isn’t just an average year for wildfires: Canadian wildfires have burned more acreage so far this year (10 million acres) than you would see in an entire year.
Wildfire smoke can rise more than 10 miles in the air and be carried hundreds of miles by wind currents. Over 100 million people are thought to be at risk for health issues from inhalation of pollutants.
The smoke has the potential to adversely affect even healthy persons. This is ongoing and will not be ending anytime soon and the fires remain uncontrolledly as of June 28.
If you know how to be prepared, you can prevent harming your lungs and getting sick.
