Canadian wildfire smoke blankets huge swath of North America [Video]

This satellite view shows Canadian wildfire smoke pouring into the eastern United States over the weekend. Smoke continues to plague much of North America. Get more info on the fires and smoke below. Video via CIRA.

Canadian wildfire smoke covers a huge swath of North America

Wildfires across the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba have burned more than 500,000 acres and caused thousands of people to be evacuated. According to Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC), there are currently 109 uncontrolled wildfires across all provinces of Canada, not just including Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Across all provinces and all fires, more than 4.5 million acres have burned due to wildfires so far this year.

The lack of significant rain as well as westerly winds of more than 15 miles per hour (25 kilometers per hour) forecastfor these areas of Canada is making conditions worse. Dry, windy weather is typically …