As wildfires continue to rage across the western United States and Canada, millions of people are facing air quality alerts due to the smoke and haze blanketing the region. The largest wildfire in California this year, known as the Park Fire, has burned an area exceeding the size of Los Angeles, darkening the skies and contributing to poor air quality in the northwestern U.S. and western Canada.
Firefighters have been battling the Park Fire, which has scorched over 550 square miles of inland Northern California. Despite cooler temperatures and increased humidity aiding firefighting efforts, containment stands at 12%. The fire has drawn comparisons to the devastating 2018 Camp Fire that claimed 85 lives and destroyed thousands of homes in Paradise.
