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Anna Betts in New York

Air quality plummets in 20 US states as smoke from Canadian wildfires spreads

Wildfire smoke over the New York City skyline.
The New York City skyline is blanketed by wildfire smoke, as seen from Newport, New Jersey, on Thursday. Photograph: Eduardo Muñoz/Reuters

Smoke from wildfires burning in south-central Canada and parts of Minnesota is spreading across the US, prompting air quality alerts in more than 20 states with millions of Americans expected to face unhealthy air conditions this week.

The smoke from the more than 180 active wildfires in northern Ontario made Chicago’s air quality the worst in the world on Thursday evening, followed by Detroit and Minneapolis, according to IQAir’s global rankings.

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