Smoke from Nova Scotia fires wafts into U.S. as Canada bakes and burns

Ongoing wildfires in the Nova Scotia province of southeastern Canada have damaged or destroyed 200 homes near Halifax while forcing more than 16,000 people to evacuate. Thick plumes of smoke are also finding their way into the Northeastern United States.

, 11,600 acres burned in Nova Scotia, according to the province’s Department of Natural Resources and Renewables.

It’s just the latest fire emergency in Canada after historic conflagrations in the west over recent weeks.Smoke arriving in the United States from Canadian fires is nothing new. But usually it enters from the northwest, not the northeast. This week, unusual steering currents have developed.

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