Maps show us air quality and fire smoke expectations in Canada

The air quality map shows the conditions that improve all over the United States on Friday as a smoke of Canadian forest fires It declines after paying air quality and consulting alerts in several states this week.

The map shows unhealthy air in the first place on Canada with a lot of the Middle West and the northeast, which often faces moderate air from Friday morning, according to the federal measurement system called Air quality index. Some parts of the United States are still facing the unhealthy air of sensitive groups.

The air index contains six categories:

• good
• moderate
• Unhealthy
• Unhealthy
• Very unhealthy
• Dangerous

Sensitive groups include those with heart or lung disease, as well as older adults, children and pregnant women.

Multiple states, including MinnesotaWisconsin, Illinois and Michigan faced unhealthy air earlier in the week.

Some air quality alerts are still valid on Friday, including in the north of Minnesota, and the areas surrounding Lake Michigan and East Nebraska, according to what he said. National weather service.

But in general, smoke has become less dense in the United States, these maps show smoke expectations for Friday and Saturday.

More than 200 fires were burning in Canada from Friday morning, with more than 100 of them considered out of control, according to what he said. Forestry Fire Center between Canadian agencies. Tens of thousands of residents were evacuated in three provinces due to fire.

Nikki Nolan

He contributed to this report.