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With hundreds of Canadian wildfires sending smoke across the northern United States, many Americans are wondering how long the bad air quality will continue and whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government can do more to put out the flames.

In terms of climatology, the fire season is still in its early stages and already, by mid-June, nearly 12 million acres had burned across the nation.

Four of the world's most polluted cities — New York, Toronto, Montréal and Washington, DC — were in North America due to Canada's wildfires.

With hundreds of Canadian wildfires sending smoke across the northern United States, many Americans are wondering how long the bad air quality will continue and whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government can do more to put out the flames.

Shaunl/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- As Canada and the U.S. continue to feel the lasting effects of the ongoing wildfires raging in the Great White North, environmental experts are pushing for long-term changes that they say can mitigate the damage from future blazes. And with climate change making these once unprecedented wildfire events commonplace, those experts said governments on both sides of the border need to act fast. "It has been an issue because we dont have a strong federal governme...

Another wave of wildfire smoke has drifted into the US, dimming blue summer skies and igniting troubling concerns regarding the increasing frequency of fires, and what they have to do with climate change.

(CNN) — Another wave of wildfire smoke has drifted into the US, dimming blue summer skies and igniting troubling concerns regarding the increasing frequency of fires, and what they have

By Alaa Elassar, CNN

Large parts of the United States are currently being plagued by dense clouds of smoke that are causing air quality alerts to be issued. A lot of people are walking around wearing masks, making it look...

Indigenous communities have used prescribed burning for thousands of years to maintain forest health and eliminate the risk of disastrous wildfires.