What Cities From Chicago to Washington, DC, Look Like Under a Blanket of Wildfire Smoke The orange tinged skies shrouding major cities in the Midwest and Northeast are a stark reminder of our collective failure to address the root causes of global warming.
The current crop of wildfires burning across Canada is not an isolated incident but rather a symptom of our addiction to fossil fuels.
A recent study published in Nature paints a dire picture: by mid century, wildfire smoke is projected to cause 71,420 excess deaths annually in the US alone, a 73% increase compared to the 2010s.