Metro Plus News Smoke from Canadian wildfires forecast to reach Norway

Smoke from Canadian wildfires forecast to reach Norway

Norwegian officials said the smoke from Canadian wildfires that has enveloped parts of the U.S. and Canada in a thick haze is expected to pour into Norway on Thursday.
Atmosphere and climate scientists with the Norwegian Climate and Environmental Research Institute used a forecast model to predict how the smoke would travel through the atmosphere.
The independent research institution said, the smoke has moved over Greenland and Iceland since June 1st, and observations in southern Norway have recorded increasing concentrations of aerosolized particles.
The East Coast of the U.S. has experienced hazardous levels of pollution from the wildfires burning in Canada. Massive tongues of unhealthy air extended as far as the Midwest.
The smoke has affected millions of people, held up flights at major airports, postponed Major League Baseball games and prompted people to fish out pandemic-era face masks.
Canada has asked for help fighting more than 400 blazes nationwide.