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Southern California might not have received the "total" solar eclipse experience that some parts of the U.S. and Mexico are seeing Monday, but many locals still strapped on their protective eyewear and enjoyed one of Mother Nature's rare beauties just before noon.

Millions of people from Mexico to Newfoundland and Labrador gazed upward as a total solar eclipse crossed North America on Monday.

The U.S. ranked as one of the less-polluted countries last year when it came to air quality.

Air quality was a top concern for many across the country during the summer of 2023, when many cities and entire states were blanketed in smokey Canadian wildfire skies.

Air quality was a top concern for many across the country during the summer of 2023, when many cities and entire states were blanketed in smokey Canadian wildfire skies. As it turns out, that smoky infiltration may have bolstered some U.S. cities to rank among the world’s most polluted. 

The U.S. ranked as one of the less-polluted countries last year when it came to air quality.

The U.S. ranked as one of the less-polluted countries last year when it came to air quality.

As 2023 comes to a close, Global News has compiled photos of the biggest moments of the year, which saw its fair share of natural disasters, demonstrations and conflicts abroad.

Flights have been halted and millions of people urged to stay indoors as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted south, blanketing New york and other US cities in a thick yellowish haze.

With weather systems expected to hardly budge, the smoky blanket billowing across the U.S. and Canada from wildfires in Quebec and Nova Scotia could persist into the weekend.