Canadian wildfires continue to cause hazy skies and poor air quality for the Chicago area.
However, smoke from Canadian wildfires has once again blanketed the Chicago area, blotting out the sun here -- as well as much of the upper Midwest -- with a dense haze.
Visibility is down to one to three miles for much of the area, meteorologists at the National Weather Service's Romeoville bureau said. The air quality in parts of northwest Indiana and Michigan are so bad, an"air quality action day" has been declared, warning people in those areas to limit times outdoors.
The smell of the fires is also more noticeable today as the air stagnates from low wind speeds, meteorologists explained. AirNow.gov, which monitors and tracks air quality throughout the country, lists the Chicago area in the"Unhealthy" category. Parts of Northwest Indiana and large patches of Michigan are listed as"Very Unhealthy," the fourth worst condition on the system's five-level scale.
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