Record Wildfires in Canada to Blame for “Very Unhealthy” Air Quality in Dane County

The air quality advisory for Dane County has been extended until noon tomorrow as the air quality continues to sit in “very healthy” levels. That’s as a record number of fires burn in Canada and unique weather systems push the smoke from those fires into the United States. There are around 480 wildfires currently burning in Canada, around 250 of those listed as out of control. Craig Czarnecki is an Air Program Specialist with the state Department of Natural Resources. He says that Canada is currently experiencing a record setting...