Smoke from Canadian wildfires has crossed the Atlantic Ocean and is blowing over the U.K.
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'No impacts expected as it remains at height, but could lead to some striking sunsets and sunrises,' Myers said.
The Canadian wildfires have killed two people and forced the evacuation of more than 25,000 people from the provinces of Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta. The plume of smoke from the blazes, dozens of which are burning out of control, triggered health alerts and darkened skies as it spread south across the U.S.
It's not unusual for smoke from wildfires across the Atlantic to reach the UK, Myers said. Canada's wildfires are a major source of global greenhouse gases, with an outbreak in 2023 releasing more planet-warming emissions than all but a few countries, research found.
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