Air quality worsens in Ontario from Quebec wildfire smoke on the move
Smoke from Quebec wildfires will continue to affect parts of southern Ontario on Sunday, elevating the health risks from poor air quality
Wildfire coverage has significantly expanded across Quebec in recent weeks amid favourable conditions for fire ignition and spread.
Smoke from these blazes reached portions of Ontario on Saturday, with more of it pushing in on Sunday, lowering air quality for some areas heading into the new week.
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Significant expansion of Quebec’s wildfires
The total area burned across Quebec exploded from 9,300 hectares at the end of June to more than 530,000 hectares as of July 11.
Northerly winds streaming across the region have pushed some of that wildfire smoke south toward more heavily populated areas.
Poor air quality reached the Gatineau-Ottawa area during the day Saturday, and we’ll see winds continue to funnel that smoke farther south in the coming days.
Air quality will deteriorate further on Sunday for eastern Ontario and the Ottawa region as winds shift, pulling smoke south from Quebec wildfires.
Locally poor air quality will push toward Kingston and Cobourg on Sunday morning. We'll see the smoke push south toward the Niagara Peninsula by Monday morning.
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