Canadian Wildfire Haze Returns to Northeast in Harbinger of a Hot, Smoky Summer for Much of America

Neither the 235 out-of-control Canadian wildfires nor the stuck weather pattern that’s responsible for this mess of meteorological maladies are showing signs of relenting for the next week or longer.

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The downtown Chicago skyline is blanketed in haze from Canadian wildfires on June 27, 2023. AP/Kiichiro Sato, file

The only break much of America can hope for anytime soon from eye-watering dangerous smoke from fire-struck Canada is brief bouts of shirt-soaking sweltering heat and humidity from a southern heat wave that has already proven deadly, forecasters say.

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