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Smoke from Canadian wildfires prompts air quality alert through much of Minnesota

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Published 21 Jul 2021

The hazy sunset cast a mystery over Tuesday night's intramural volleyball games in the West Metro, as players wondered why exactly smoke was filling the air around them. As KARE 11 Meteorologist Ben Dery explains, a northerly wind brought the smoke from Canadian wildfires into Minnesota, obscuring part of the Minneapolis skyline shortly after rush hour. https://www.kare11.com/article/weather/canadian-wildfires-prompt-air-quality-alert-through-much-of-minnesota/89-609dd595-67a1-41c7-98b0-92471d76d8ca Welcome to the official YouTube channel of KARE 11 News. Subscribe to our channel for compelling and dramatic storytelling, award winning investigations, breaking news and information you can use. » Subscribe to KARE 11 on YouTube: /subscription_ ... » Watch more KARE 11 video: /user/KARE11/v ... » Visit KARE11.com: http://www.kare11.com/ » Download our app! https://www.kare11.com/appredirect/ » Find KARE 11 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KARE11/ » Follow KARE 11 on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kare11 » Follow KARE 11 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kare11/

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@ChongThorBTL3 years ago So that' s what it was. I thought someone house was on fire in my neighborhood. 20
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@annetteslife3 years ago I live in western canada and the fires here are no joke. 16
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@provanost3 years ago I live in minnesota and i can smell and see the smoke. 8
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@CDN19753 years ago We have the haze from the smoke north of toronto too. 3
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@thatshowtheyare92273 years ago Omg i noticed that foggy everywhere earlier during the day and i was like wtf why is so foggy today, but didn' t really knowing it was wildfire coming from the north. 2
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@Day1003 years ago I wondered why nobody else was cycling where i was at lol. 1
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@lawrencelawrence39203 years ago In my city in british columbia we had little rain for the spring and summer and temperatures went up to 114f. The air quality index rates the air at extreme . ...Expand
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@terrydavis13313 years ago I knew it was coming from somewhere. I been all around minnesota today and it was super foggy. 1
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@SuperZed213 years ago The smog was is bad i thought i had accidently time travelled back to the 80s/70s.
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@williammaki48643 years ago We are in alberta and are receiving a lot of smoke from washington, oregon and idaho.
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@dendennis90603 years ago It' s a good thing some of us is not still wearing a mask.
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@bdubs5323 years ago Who cares? People with breathing issues know the steps to protect themselves already. Tell us about rain, when will that fall. 3
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@sparkplug26463 years ago Oh no its global warming! Its coming, its. 3
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@lawrencelawrence39203 years ago In my city in british columbia we had little rain for the spring and summer and temperatures went up to 114f. The air quality index rates the air at extreme . ...Expand
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@lawrencelawrence39203 years ago In my city in british columbia we had little rain for the spring and summer and temperatures went up to 114f. The air quality index rates the air at extreme . ...Expand