Maps Show How Far Smoke from Canadian Wildfires Has Spread

Smoke from the wildfires has spread more than 5,000 miles

Smoke from hundreds of wildfires in Canada has spread over 5,000 miles across the Atlantic over the last week — reaching as far as parts of Russia.

Western Greenland and the Arctic Archipelago have also experienced smoky skies — over 1,500 miles away from fires in Manitoba. Long-range transport of smoke has also been affecting the color of sunrises and sunsets in Ireland and the United Kingdom. Another smoke plume is forecast to arrive in the same region from this weekend into early next week, also affecting France and Germany.

“The fact that we are able to observe the smoke in Europe, is a reflection of the scale of the fires and impacts they have been having in Manitoba and Saskatchewan,” wrote the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS).

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