Canadian Smoke

[gfh77665]

Here in eastern WV the grass is burned brown due to drought. Is anybody in the US getting any rain?

Flooding down in TX.

https://www.accuweather.com/en/seve...-levels-as-torrential-rain-pours-down/1911360

I had 5" of rain the past three days and I am hundreds of miles from the flooded areas in SW TX and CenTex.

 

[Lubener]

Smoke is so bad in N.Ohio its hard to see across the street. Back to wearing a mask just to get the mail.

 

[Danno]

Canadian train screw stopped in a burning forest.

Maybe some of the railroad guys here can elaborate, why would they stop and wait and not drive away?

Heard they were on a siding waiting for another train to pass.

 

[Quattro Pete]

AQI was over 500 here in western Michigan this morning. It's gone down to 450 now, which doesn't feel any better, and it's supposed to stay this way for days.

My indoor AQI is around 200. ugh...

 

[xBa380]

AQI has increased here in Cleveland to 630 (391 µg/m³).

Indoors holding at 14 µg/m³ now, around 55-55 AQI.

 

[Thermo1223]

It has arrived in Easton, PA worse than last night.

 

[walterjay]

Not too bad here......yet Currently air quality is 123.

 

[Rmay635703]

Livin in paradise

 

[Quattro Pete]

Here in Cleveland AQI is 489... The PM 2.5 is currently 319.9 µg/m³. Never seen it so bad, even with the previous wildfire smoke the past few years!

Thankfully I have and run a trio of air cleaners inside my home and my indoor levels are under 10 µg/m³ per my two air quality meters. Not shabby comparably, but typically I am running under 0.5 µg/m³.... So they are working hard today.

What air purifiers are you using?

 

[CleanSump]

Not too bad here......yet Currently air quality is 123.

We're doing a little better here on the South side of DC. 81 is still very poor though. Accuweather.com lists the Ozone, CO2, Nitrous Oxides, PPM of stuff, and all that by location if anyone is interested in the breakdown. Particulates aren't too bad here, the Heat Alert is higher than the AQI alert.
If you don't have to go outside, don't.

 

[IndyIan]

It’s not exactly deliberately set. Most fires are caused by people being stupid (camp fires out of control) But they weren’t done on purpose

Lots(most?) of them currently burning in Ontario are natural from lightning strikes, as almost all of these fires started in very very remote locations. Like 50+ miles from the nearest road, logging road, trail, or travelled waterway.
There are lots of small fires started by people, but they tend to get put out as there is near instant notification and easier access to fight them while the fire is small. The big ones where we get continent wide smoke are usually naturally occurring and are un-fightable because they are so remote and huge. Lots of 2000+ acre fires aren't even monitored every day. The last updates on some are from a week ago.
https://www.lioapplications.lrc.gov.on.ca/ForestFireInformationMap/index.html?viewer=FFIM.FFIM

 

[Japanese]

It is nasty here..
Smoke everywhere. Burns my eyes even with several air purifiers.

The situation at Center of the Universe:

 

[xBa380]

What air purifiers are you using?

Two Coway 1512HH units and one Airmega 400S. Our house is just over 1600 sq ft.

 

[Ursatdx]

I'm in So. Jersey (08009) and today was the 1st I noticed the smoke and odor. Took a ride to bay house (08087) and it was noticeable visibly but no odor. We should tariff the incoming smoke. It's the only way.

 

[Japanese]

It is nasty here..
Smoke everywhere. Burns my eyes even with several air purifiers.

That's not Canadian wildfires. The air smells like burnt plastic and/or rubber. It's smell like chemicals, not burnt wood.

The same was in the summer of 2022 or 2023. And the air smelled the same. Some waste management companies may run out of space and burnt their land field. That's one possibility but it could be something else.