Canadian wildfire smoke chokes Minneapolis with worst air quality in America on Monday

Canadian wildfire smoke chokes Minneapolis with worst air quality in America on Monday  Fox Weather

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Canadian wildfire smoke chokes Minneapolis with worst air quality in America on Monday

Canadian wildfire smoke chokes Minneapolis with worst air quality in America on Monday

Canada’s Wildfire Smoke Chokes Skies Over Midwest

FOX 9 Minneapolis Meteorologist Ian Leonard explains what a zombie fire is and how it lit parts of Canada on fire recently.

Canada’s wildfire season has erupted as dozens of blazes burn in the country’s western provinces, and smoke from those fires is choking the skies over the Upper Midwest early this week.

The Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul in Minnesota claimed the worst air quality in America on Monday after winds carried the smoke southeastward into the northern U.S.

Hazy skies were first seen Sunday over parts of northern Minnesota before spreading farther south into the Twin Cities overnight.

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Hazy skies were seen Sunday, May 12, 2024, over Cook, Minnesota, as smoke from wildfires burning in western Canada spread southward into the Upper Midwest.

Hazy skies were seen Sunday, May 12, 2024, over Cook, Minnesota, as smoke from wildfires burning in western Canada spread southward into the Upper Midwest.

(Minnesota Department of Transportation)

The air quality index (AQI) in Minneapolis reached the “unhealthy” category Sunday night and remained there through much of Monday.

The Air Quality Index Explained: What Air Quality is Bad?

THE AIR QUALITY INDEX EXPLAINED: WHAT AIR QUALITY IS BAD?

The air quality trend in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as of <h2>SDGs, Targets, and Indicators</h2> <ol> <li> <h3>SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being</h3> <ul> <li>Target 3.9: By 2030, substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water, and soil pollution and contamination.</li> <li>Indicator: Air quality index (AQI) measurements and trends.</li> </ul> </li> <li> <h3>SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities</h3> <ul> <li>Target 11.6: By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management.</li> <li>Indicator: Air quality index (AQI) measurements and trends in specific cities.</li> </ul> </li> <li> <h3>SDG 13: Climate Action</h3> <ul> <li>Target 13.1: Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries.</li> <li>Indicator: Monitoring and reporting on the occurrence and impact of wildfires and their contribution to air pollution.</li> </ul> </li> <li> <h3>SDG 15: Life on Land</h3> <ul> <li>Target 15.1: By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration, and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services.</li> <li>Indicator: Monitoring and reporting on the occurrence and impact of wildfires on terrestrial ecosystems.</li> </ul> </li> </ol> <h2>Table: SDGs, Targets, and Indicators</h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>SDGs</th> <th>Targets</th> <th>Indicators</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being</td> <td>Target 3.9: By 2030, substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water, and soil pollution and contamination.</td> <td>Air quality index (AQI) measurements and trends.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities</td> <td>Target 11.6: By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management.</td> <td>Air quality index (AQI) measurements and trends in specific cities.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>SDG 13: Climate Action</td> <td>Target 13.1: Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries.</td> <td>Monitoring and reporting on the occurrence and impact of wildfires and their contribution to air pollution.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>SDG 15: Life on Land</td> <td>Target 15.1: By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration, and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services.</td> <td>Monitoring and reporting on the occurrence and impact of wildfires on terrestrial ecosystems.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>Copyright: </strong>Dive into this article, curated with care by SDG Investors Inc. Our advanced AI technology searches through vast amounts of data to spotlight how we are all moving forward with the Sustainable Development Goals. While we own the rights to this content, we invite you to share it to help spread knowledge and spark action on the SDGs. <p><strong>Fuente: <a href=foxweather.com

 

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