Over 80 million under thick haze from Chicago to DC as Canadian wildfire smoke pours across US

CHICAGO – Skies smothered in thick, acrid wildfire smoke are greeting over 80 million people across 13 states in the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes, Northeast and mid-Atlantic as they wake up Wednesday morning, resigning residents to another day of unhealthy air quality.

Widespread air quality index (AQI) readings above 200 and even higher than 250 in some spots can be found in major metro areas, including Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Indianapolis, denoting "very unhealthy" conditions. ---More...