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WCCO has been reporting for weeks about the impacts of the northeastern Minnesota wildfires on the ground and in the air, but new research shows it could also impact the state's waterways.
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued air quality alert for Saturday-Sunday as Canadian wildfire smoke creates red AQI levels affecting multiple regions.
According to forecasters at AccuWeather, cities where smoke is expected to become thick enough to be noticeable include Fargo, North Dakota; Minneapolis and Duluth, Minnesota; Green Bay and Milwaukee; and Chicago, Illinois. Additionally, high-altitude wildfire smoke may be visible as far southeast as Detroit and Indianapolis.
Wildfire smoke from Canada is expected to move over the U.S., and maps and satellite imagery show the large-scale impact of the blazes.
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How Minnesota’s wildfires could impact the state’s waterwaysUniversity of Minnesota researchers say the massive northland Wildfires this month are leading to murkier water and more questions.
Gov. Tim Walz was joined by leaders of both the DNR, the Department of Public Safety and the National Weather Service to also discuss the fire situation and outlook across the state.
A team of Colorado River Fire Rescue’s wildland firefighters is on the ground in northern Minnesota this week, helping to suppress the growing Horse River Fire burning in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.