The air in Mid Michigan is AWFUL today

[waterwatcher123]

6. The air has been terrible most of the summer at the western end of Lake Superior.

Scientists have been talking about the impacts of climate change on the boreal forest for decades. Well, these wild-land fires and smoke are the new normal and likely to be this way for the future. It is impossible to change vegetative cover (tree species) without an intervening event like fire. So, smoke is going to be a way of life until this forest is largely gone (which is Canada's case is a huge area). Our city government tried to promote our area as a climate refuge. However, they failed to factor in smoke and wildfire.

This is a nice volunteer-based air quality map if you want to check air quality around your location. You can get a sense of trends in air quality by checking this map occasionally (surprising how fast air quality improves with a switch in wind direction).

https://map.purpleair.com/air-quality-standards-us-epa-aqi?opt=%2F1%2Flp%2Fa10%2Fp604800%2FcC0#1/13.4/-30