Wildfires expose millions in the Midwest and Northeast US to dangerous smoke
ABC NewsLiveVideoShowsGood Morning AmericaShopGMAInterest Successfully AddedWe'll notify you here with news aboutTurn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Air quality levels in Two Harbors, the Tribal Nation of Grand Portage and other regions in northeast Minnesota were expected to reach hazardous levels, making it unsafe for everyone. People should stay indoors as much as possible to avoid the extreme heat, especially as smoke moves in, said Tyler Hasenstein, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Chanhassen, Minnesota.“Those two things coinciding with each other is not good from a health perspective,” he said.
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- ▪Air quality levels in Two Harbors, the Tribal Nation of Grand Portage and other regions in northeast Minnesota were expected to reach hazardous levels, making it unsafe for everyone.
- ▪People should stay indoors as much as possible to avoid the extreme heat, especially as smoke moves in, said Tyler Hasenstein, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Chanhassen, Minnesota.“Those two things coinciding with each o
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ABC NewsLiveVideoShowsGood Morning AmericaShopGMAInterest Successfully AddedWe'll notify you here with news aboutTurn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOnStream onWildfires expose millions in the Midwest and Northeast US to dangerous smokeHeavy smoke from several large wildfires blazing in Canada and Minnesota is expected to engulf large swaths of the Midwest and Northeast U.S. this week, exposing millions of people to dangerous air pollutionByDORANY PINEDA Associated Press and JACQUELINE GANUN Associated PressJuly 15, 2026, 12:09 AM1:04Signage near the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' office in Tower, Minn., notes extreme fire danger ,Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
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