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People walk through downtown Toronto as smoke from forest fires in northern Ontario causes poor air quality over the city, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 15, 2026.

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The sun sets behind a smoke plume on July 15, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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The sun rises behind the Midtown Manhattan skyline and the Empire State Building in New York City as smoke from a Canadian wildfire moves through the area, July 15, 2026, as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey.

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Wildfire smoke billows as fans at Citizens Bank Park watch the game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets on July 16, 2026 in Philadelphia.

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People wear masks to protect themselves from wildfire smoke as they attend the Ann Arbor Art Fair in downtown Ann Arbor, Michigan, July 16, 2026.

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Smoke from wildfires in Canada and Minnesota blankets the Washington, DC skyline, reducing visibility and a haze of color at the US Naval War Memorial at sunrise on July 17, 2026.

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U.S. Forest Service personnel help evacuate canoeists from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness after a massive wildfire caused closure and evacuation on July 14, 2026, near Ely, Minnesota.

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Thick smoke from the Camp Fire hangs in the air above Moose Lake in Minnesota.

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People look at the yellow sky from the Quincy Ferry in Quincy, Massachusetts, July 15, 2026.

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A person points to the sky as they board a ferry from Toronto Island, as wildfire smoke from northwestern Ontario fills the air, along with a massive heat wave, prompting health warnings and calls for residents to limit outdoor activities in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 15, 2026.

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The sun rises over Toronto’s waterfront, seen through thick smoke from wildfires on July 16, 2026.

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Yellow skies from Canadian wildfires form the backdrop of a Ferris wheel that rotates on Pier 5 at Boston Harbor on July 14, 2026.

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In Chicago, Illinois, Emma Kristin jumps into Lake Michigan as smoke from a Canadian wildfire blankets the lakeshore on July 16, 2026. City officials urged people to stay indoors because the city’s air quality index was rated “very unhealthy,” while some nearby suburbs were rated “hazardous.”

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People walk on the Stone Arch Bridge as thick smoke is seen on July 15, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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The Lake Orion Boat Club, on an island in Lake Orion, Michigan, is seen through wildfire smoke from Canada on July 16, 2026.

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People play basketball as the Minneapolis skyline is obscured by wildfire smoke in the background, seen on July 15, 2026.

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The Statue of Liberty stands as the sun sets as smoke from a wildfire billows into the sky on July 16, 2026, in New York City.

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Smoke from a wildfire covers the sky in Manhattan, New York, on July 16, 2026.

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Smoke from a Canadian wildfire blankets the Bronx area of New York City on July 16, 2026.

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Wildfire smoke obscures the sunrise as the Midtown Manhattan skyline and the Empire State Building in New York City, as well as geese in a park, on July 17, 2026, in Hoboken, New Jersey.




