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According to reports, Minneapolis' air quality index rating (AQI) at 159, considered "unhealthy for all people," which comes amid another day of smoky smells across much of the state.
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Smoke from Canadian wildfires has drifted south of the border to the Midwest and has created unhealthy conditions in Chicago and Minneapolis, where air quality has been ranked among the world's worst, reports US Express. Air quality alerts issued on Thursday continued Friday in parts of Illinois, including Chicago, and in the entire state of Minnesota.
Chicago and Minneapolis' air quality was in the "unhealthy" category, which ranks as level four of six on the Air Quality Index. Air quality in Chicago was ranked the worst in the world on Thursday, according to the website, IQAir. By Friday, Chicago was ranked second, while Minneapolis was third.
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On Friday 11 am, the air quality in some parts of Minnesota was worse than 159 and parts of south Minneapolis showed a reading of 170. The highest reading in the state was 185 in Hibbing. An air quality warning is in effect through Saturday as northerly winds continue to carry smoke from fires north of the border.
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The National Weather Service urged people with respiratory concerns to limit time outdoors with conditions expected to improve on Saturday. Images and video shared online from Chicago on Thursday showed the city's skyline engulfed in a smoky haze.
The authorities have urged residents, particularly those with heart or lung disease, to keep windows and doors closed. They have advised people to consider wearing a high-quality N-95 or N-100 mask while outdoors.
In Canada, wildfires have burned millions of acres. Air quality alerts were issued for several parts of the country including Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan. It comes after Donald Trump axed more than a dozen pollution rules in rapidfire deregulation.
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