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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 8d ago
373 distinct posts / 48h, matching Northeast 217 Canada 156 Midwest 31
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8d ago Fires consume Canada; California is on constant alert of fires, floods or landslides; the entire country experiencing extreme heat: but the GOP supports the fantasy of their orange leader that ther… -7.0
8d ago The severe 2023 fire season in Canada 'can be attributed to ... early snowmelt, multiannual drought conditions in western Canada, and the rapid transition to drought in eastern Canada ... Anthropog… -2.0
8d ago #billion #Canada #Flooding #Storm 🌐 www.newsmart.ch -3.0
8d ago Arrow Lakes, Slocan Lake region under severe thunderstorm warning by Environment Canada (Slocan Valley) -2.0
8d ago Two Dead and Scores Rescued as Flooding Engulfs Central Texas www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/u... Wildfires in Canada, deadly flood in Texas. Please go to the WH website. Click menu choice (upper left… -6.5
8d ago Ontario launches financial relief program for some Ottawa residents hit with flooding Area around Graham Creek and Stillwater Creek included in coverage map released by province www.cbc.ca/news/ca… +4.0
8d ago Meanwhile, I'm finding there's a push to blame Canada for having forests in times of severe heat and drought. -2.5
8d ago Something with extreme weather events resulting from climate change Forest fire Huge Plumes of Smoke crossing North America Source Wildfires Canada July 13 2026 -3.5
8d ago Me an Ohioan this week Heatwave Shit yourself Virus Hot box from Canada -4.5
8d ago #Winnipeg Rain Sprinkle - 07/16/2026. Filmed it last night, when my hometown of Winnipeg (#Canada) was under an Air Quality and Severe Thunderstorm Alert. The Ontario Forest Fire, along with othe… -4.0
8d ago Gas ⛽ is up by $.20/gallon here! The Extreme Heat WARNING ended last night #Anaheim It's 82 degrees now, going to be 86 today, & 88 over the weekend. Am praying 🙏 for those who have poor air quali… -2.0
9d ago “So next time someone tells you Canada’s fires can be solved by raking the forests, you can point out that the thing filling their sky with smoke is a lightning-struck, drought-primed boreal forest… -2.5
9d ago “Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for most of Vancouver Island on Friday, affecting multiple communities and highways.” cheknews.ca/severe-thund... - @cheknews.ca #BCSt… -2.0
9d ago Trump's embrace of fossil-fueled policy drives a climate crisis causing extreme drought & heat conditions that make fires more likely, frequent, & extreme. Fires devastating Canada & Minnesota are … -7.5
9d ago 'Despite the administration’s insistence that addressing climate change is a “scam,” the extreme weather caused by climate change has sparked more than 800 wildfires in Canada and at least a dozen … -7.0
9d ago "So next time someone tells you Canada’s fires can be solved by raking the forests, you can point out that the thing filling their sky with smoke is a lightning-struck, drought-primed boreal forest… -2.5
9d ago Sanctions. It's like Canada threatening sanctions on the US for allowing the Gulf air that caused our heatwave that killed many people. These dumb conservative fucks in office will go to enormous l… -6.0
9d ago Thank you Canada for saving New Englanders from the heat wave that didn’t happen because the smoke coverage brought down air temp nearly 10F +4.0
9d ago Environment Canada has just issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for northern sections of Inland Vancouver Island. “The threat area includes: - Highway 19 between Port McNeill and Campbell River - H… -1.0
9d ago They declined said for AZ flooding. What do you expect? Canada should close the border. -4.5
9d ago BIG PROB IN THE US...FIRST WILDFIRE IN CANADA & NOW KILLING TEXAS FLOODING... At least two people have died as catastrophic flooding hasadalupe River, causing flooding that killed over 130 people.… -8.0
9d ago "So next time someone tells you Canada’s fires can be solved by raking the forests, you can point out that the thing filling their sky with smoke is a lightning-struck, drought-primed boreal forest… -4.0
9d ago Canada burning. DC air today? Aqi 329. Worse than New Delhi. Hazardous. Will cause deaths. Texas flooding? 30 inches of rain in a week? Catastrophic. Beach erosion in Cali? Huge destructive swe… -6.0
9d ago Despite the administration’s insistence that addressing climate change is a “scam,” the extreme weather caused by climate change has sparked more than 800 wildfires in Canada and at least a dozen i… -6.0
9d ago Stop politicizing reality. "Despite the administration’s insistence that addressing climate change is a “scam,” the extreme weather caused by climate change has sparked more than 800 wildfires in C… -3.0
9d ago Despite the administration’s insistence climate change is a “scam,” the extreme weather caused by [it] has sparked > 800 wildfires in Canada & at least 12 in northern Minnesota. Smoke from the fire… ×3 -6.5
9d ago Blaming Canada for *checks notes* - THE JET STREAM - is like Canada sanctioning the USA for hurricane impacts that The Gulf states don't fully absorb. Chastising Canada over natural disasters and… -4.0
9d ago This week’s wildfires, smoke and sweltering heat are a glimpse into Canada’s climate future. Will Ottawa strengthen its climate adaptation efforts or will communities continue to be left unprepa… -2.5
9d ago Canadian here - I am going to demand sanctions the next time the USA lets one of their devastating hurricanes or tornado-producing storms into Canada. 🤦‍♀️🙄😡 How dare they ruin my picnic? -4.0
9d ago Heat wave and the Canada wildfire smoke creating an apocalyptic atmosphere yesterday. Followed by hours of thunder (but no rain or lightning) and then a sudden tornado warning with hail and high wi… -4.5

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T1 Canada wildfire smoke brings unhealthy air quality to over a dozen states in Midwest, Northeast: Latest weather_impact abcnews.com smoky, hazardous, suffocating
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T2 Dangerous smoke from Canadian wildfires moves into the Great Lakes and Northeast weather_impact rnz.co.nz hazardous, choking, ominous
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T3 Wildfire Smoke From Canada, Minnesota Brings Hazardous Air To Northeast weather_impact iheart.com alarming, toxic, urgent
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T3 Wildfire Smoke From Canada, Minnesota Brings Hazardous Air To Northeast weather_impact iheart.com alarming, toxic, urgent
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T3 Wildfire Smoke From Canada, Minnesota Brings Hazardous Air To Northeast weather_impact iheart.com hazardous, smoky, unhealthy
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T3 Wildfire Smoke From Canada, Minnesota Brings Hazardous Air To Northeast weather_impact iheart.com hazardous, smoky, unhealthy
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T3 Wildfire Smoke From Canada, Minnesota Brings Hazardous Air To Northeast weather_impact iheart.com hazardous, choking, pervasive
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T3 Wildfire Smoke From Canada Delays Flights and Cancels Events Across the Northeast 📄 weather_impact travelerstoday.com disrupted, smoky, frustrated
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T3 Wildfire Smoke From Canada, Minnesota Brings Hazardous Air To Northeast weather_impact iheart.com choking, hazy, unhealthy
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T3 Wildfire Smoke From Canada, Minnesota Brings Hazardous Air To Northeast weather_impact iheart.com smothering, hazy, harmful
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T3 Wildfire Smoke From Canada, Minnesota Brings Hazardous Air To Northeast weather_impact iheart.com choking, hazy, unhealthy
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T3 Wildfire Smoke From Canada, Minnesota Brings Hazardous Air To Northeast weather_impact iheart.com smoky, suffocating, hazardous
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T3 Wildfire Smoke From Canada, Minnesota Brings Hazardous Air To Northeast weather_impact iheart.com smoky, suffocating, hazardous
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T3 Wildfire Smoke From Canada, Minnesota Brings Hazardous Air To Northeast weather_impact iheart.com smoky, suffocating, hazardous
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T3 Wildfire Smoke From Canada, Minnesota Brings Hazardous Air To Northeast weather_impact iheart.com smoky, suffocating, hazardous
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T3 Wildfire Smoke From Canada, Minnesota Brings Hazardous Air To Northeast weather_impact iheart.com hazardous, suffocating, widespread
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T3 Wildfire Smoke From Canada, Minnesota Brings Hazardous Air To Northeast weather_impact iheart.com hazardous, choking, widespread
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T3 Code Red air quality warning issued for Thursday as wildfire smoke approaches Pennsylvania weather_impact local21news.com hazardous, choking, hazy
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T3 INT: Entire states under air quality alerts as wildfire smoke spreads weather_impact inlandnewstoday.com hazardous, smoky, widespread
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T3 Philadelphia heatwave: code red air quality alert as wildfire smoke lingers weather_heat fox29.com oppressive, choking, dangerous
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T3 Wildfire smoke in Philly: Alerts, air quality, timing, forecast, live updates weather_forecast inquirer.com hazardous, hazy, urgent
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T3 Alert Day: Dangerous Air Quality for Pennsylvania 📄 weather_forecast wtae.com hazardous, smoky, urgent
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T3 Code Red air quality alert in effect for Pa. as Canadian wildfires create hazy skies weather_forecast wgal.com smoky, hazardous, oppressive
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T3 Code Red Air Quality Alert, smoky & hazy today weather_forecast wgal.com smoky, hazy, unhealthy
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T3 Canadian Wildfire Smoke Reaches Philadelphia as Air Quality Alert Affects Residents Across the Region ⚖ Contested weather_impact fingerlakes1.com choking, hazy, unhealthy
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T3 Canadian wildfire smoke making air quality poor Thursday, Friday weather_impact wfmj.com hazardous, hazy, unpleasant
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T3 Dangerous smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketing US cities weather_impact cbc.bb choking, hazy, alarming
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T3 Air quality in Philadelphia area today amid wildfire smoke in maps and charts weather_impact inquirer.com hazardous, hazy, worrying
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T3 PHOTOS: Canadian wildfire smoke leaves hazy skies across Pa. 📄 weather_impact wgal.com hazy, eerie, distant
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T3 Canadian wildfire smoke blankets parts of US Midwest, Northeast weather_impact wokv.com choking, hazy, pervasive
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T3 Philadelphia region feels impact of wildfire smoke 📄 weather_impact whyy.org ashy, choking, hazy
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T3 Wildfire smoke could linger in Philly through Saturday, meteorologist says weather_forecast phillyvoice.com lingering, hazy, unhealthy
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T3 Wildfire smoke makes air unhealthy from the US Midwest to East Coast. Officials say stay inside 📄 weather_forecast click2houston.com suffocating, hazy, pervasive
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T3 Code Purple Air Quality alert issued as Canadian wildfire smoke impacts Pennsylvania ⚖ Contested weather_forecast wjactv.com smoky, hazardous, urgent
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T3 Wildfire smoke in Pennsylvania: See the smoky view of Pittsburgh weather_impact wtae.com hazy, eerie, oppressive
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T3 Canadian wildfire smoke is lowering air quality in the northeast U.S. Will it spread to Middle Tennessee? weather_forecast wsmv.com smoky, uneasy, concerned
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T3 Canadian Wildfire Smoke Triggers Indiana Air Quality Alert weather_impact 103gbfrocks.com choking, hazy, concerning
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T3 Wildfire smoke makes air unhealthy from the US Midwest to East Coast. Officials say stay inside 📄 weather_impact whdh.com choking, hazy, urgent
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T3 Canadian Wildfire Smoke Triggers Indiana Air Quality Alert weather_impact wbkr.com smoky, unhealthy, urgent
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T3 Canadian Wildfire Smoke Triggers Indiana Air Quality Alert weather_impact newstalk1280.com hazy, unhealthy, constrained
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T3 Pennsylvania Code Purple air quality alert for Friday, July 17 📄 weather_impact wtae.com severe, unhealthy, urgent
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T3 Wildfire smoke in Philadelphia: Air quality, health impacts, symptoms ⚖ Contested weather_impact inquirer.com breathless, concerned, informative
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T3 Air quality alerts issued as wildfire smoke spreads across Pennsylvania weather_forecast observer-reporter.com smoky, hazardous, urgent
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T3 Wildfire smoke makes air unhealthy from the US Midwest to East Coast. Officials say stay inside 📄 weather_impact wabi.tv hazardous, suffocating, cautionary
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T3 Wildfires bring haze, unhealthy air quality to Berks (Photos) weather_impact readingeagle.com hazy, suffocating, concerning
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T3 Purple haze: Region's air quality alert moves past Code Red as wildfire smoke spreads 📄 weather_forecast altoonamirror.com hazy, relieved, smoky
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T3 Code Purple air quality alert issued for our region Friday; residents urged to limit outdoor activity weather_forecast wfmz.com smoky, alarming, restrictive
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T3 Wildfire smoke adds to woes faced by vulnerable Philadelphians; Code Purple in effect 📄 ⚖ Contested weather_heat phillytrib.com smothering, desperate, hazardous
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T3 Wildfire smoke makes air unhealthy from the US Midwest to East Coast. Officials say stay inside 📄 weather_impact wdbj7.com hazardous, suffocating, cautious
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T3 Code Purple air quality alert in effect as Canadian wildfire smoke spreads across Pa. weather_forecast wgal.com hazardous, smoky, confined
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T3 Weather Warn Day: DEP issues code purple air alert as Canadian wildfire smoke chokes skies ⚖ Contested weather_forecast local21news.com hazardous, smoky, suffocating
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T3 Canadian wildfire smoke continues to impact millions as haze lingers across the Northeast weather_impact cbs12.com suffocating, widespread, persistent
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T3 Air quality crisis deepens as wildfire smoke covers Great Lakes, East Coast 📄 weather_impact wtkr.com suffocating, hazardous, pervasive
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T3 Philadelphia air quality: When will wildfire smoke clear? weather_forecast fox29.com hazardous, impatient, hopeful
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T3 Air quality crisis deepens as wildfire smoke covers Great Lakes, East Coast 📄 weather_impact kbzk.com hazardous, suffocating, urgent
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