Air quality alert issued for much of Minnesota
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In all, there were 16 active wildfires as of Friday, three of which were in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
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'Leave now' orders are emptying homes as wildfires burn Minnesota’s north woods
Families across northern St. Louis County are leaving their homes under urgent evacuation orders as lightning-caused wildfires burn through Minnesota’s north woods. Governor Tim Walz declared a peacetime emergency and mobilized the National Guard,
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MN wildfires: DNR issuing new burning restrictions in northern MN
The Minnesota DNR is issuing new enhanced burning restrictions across northern Minnesota as wildfires continue to rage and conditions remain dry.
Wildfires are engulfing the wilderness in parts of northeast Minnesota as extreme heat and dry conditions persist across the region.
Milwaukee experienced its worst air quality on record July 16 as smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets swathes of the country.
More of Minnesota is under a hazardous air quality alert, including the Twin Cities, as wildfire smoke intensifies across the region.
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness has closed entry points as more than a dozen wildfires continue to burn in northern Minnesota.
