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Smoky sunsets as Canadian wildfire smoke reaches Great Lakes and Northeast

natureJul 17, 2026622,154

This event is the plume of smoke from Canadian wildfires drifting into the Great Lakes and Northeast, producing hazy, vermilion sunsets and spiking air quality index readings. Today's gallery shows orange-tinted skies and cityscapes blanketed in smoke, shorelines and reservoirs glowing under red sunsets, and images tied to firefighting efforts. Concrete examples include a backlit sunset over Scoville Reservoir in Wolcott, Connecticut, photos of smoky skies over Minnesota with air quality alerts, and coverage of a Canadian firefighter pilot who died while fighting fires in Colorado. Look for imagery of dense, orange-hued horizons, public-health warnings about very unhealthy air, and photos capturing firefighters and smoky mountain landscapes.

Aaron Parnas
@aaronparnas.bsky.social

Trump is threatening Canada with additional tariffs because wildfire smoke drifted into the United States. When America burns, Canada sends firefighters. When Canada burns, Trump sends tariffs.

93044d ago
Kathy Mortensen 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦🇺🇸 💙
@kathyswords.bsky.social

Absurdity! Wildfire smoke is not imported product. Tariffs are not a fire-management tool. Same logic, AZ could “tariff” the fed gov't because smoke from fire near Sedona drifted. I want my tariff funds for your mismanagement of smoke/forest. #Pinks #Proudblue #Blues www.ctvnews.ca/world/trumps...

12444d ago
Republicans Against Trumpism
@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social

Trump threatens higher tariffs on Canada over wildfire smoke: “Canada has refused to engage in basic Forest Management and Debris Removal”

13744d ago
Jules Boykoff
@julesboykoff.bsky.social

I just departed NY, a city blanketed in wildfire that—for the health of players & fans—should very much not be hosting a World Cup final. “These are high-level athletes who are moving a lot of air through their lungs,” said Dr. @courtghoward.bsky.social grist.org/extreme-weat...

5344d ago
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