Major US city hit with air quality emergency as toxic chemicals force thousands in doors

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Major US city hit with air quality emergency as toxic chemicals force thousands in doors

Daily Mail
By STACY LIBERATORE
3 June 2025



An air quality emergency has been issued in a Minnesota city, warning residents that any exposure could lead to serious health effects.

Minneapolis and its suburbs are currently experiencing 'Very Unhealthy' air due to toxic wildfire smoke drifting in from Canada.

Several large wildfires have been burning across British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba over the past week.

Blaine, a suburb, currently has the worst air quality in the United States, followed by nearby Saint Paul, Minneapolis and Savage. More than 3.6 million Americans are under the alerts.

All of Minnesota is under some level of air quality alert, which officials say will remain in effect through midday Wednesday.

Meteorologists warn that due to the size and scope of the Canadian wildfires, Minnesota is likely to face intermittent smoky skies for several more days.

Smoke from over 160 active Canadian wildfires is also creating public health concerns in Wisconsin, Iowa and Nebraska.

These areas are experiencing conditions classified as from 'Unhealth' to 'Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups,' posing risks to pregnant women, children, the elderly, and those with respiratory conditions.

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14776641/Major-US-city-hit-air-quality-emergency-Minnesota.html

[Drago]

Bogus DM headline...not "toxic chemicals"...it is smoke from Canada fires (EPA classified as "PM 2.5" "particulate matter".  Chicago has most of the haze/smoke today:

https://fire.airnow.gov/#4.61/48.44/-95.77

[Smokin Joe]

They didn't whine when we got socked in...