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More than 69,000 square miles have been burned by wildfire in Canada so far. Some 795 wildfires were still burning as of Tuesday afternoon.

A cloud of Canadian wildfire smoke smothered most of the Sunshine State in haze Tuesday, adding Florida to a list of U.S. states affected by a historic season of flames up north.

“I have lived in Florida for going on about 20 years and this is the first time I can remember seeing such a thick blanket of smoke,” said Will Ulrich, a warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Melbourne, Florida. “For the past 24 hours, we’ve seen milky white, very hazy conditions across the peninsula.”

Air quality in some parts of the state hit “unhealthy” levels and the air carried a mild scent, Ulrich said. Visibility was also diminished.

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[–] Zella111 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I live in FL, unfortunately, and a neighbor told me today that the smoke was created by the democrats. They're sending it to FL to try to hurt the Republicans and Trump. When I said it hit the northeast long before it got to Florida she said that just proves they don't mind testing it in their own people. You can't even argue with these people.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I wonder what they think the smoke does. Does it magically make kids trans or something?

[–] Zella111 2 points 9 months ago

That's a good question but one I doubt I will ask. I've learned it's not worth going down the rabbit hole with these people. It just encourages them and makes my brain hurt.