'That's the same setup as we had last year,' one meteorologist said.
Smoke rises from mutual aid wildfire GCU007 in the Grande Prairie Forest Area near TeePee Creek, Alberta, Canada, May 10, 2024.across Canada, including about 40 that remain out of control, meteorologists said conditions are stacking up for a replay of last year's fire season when thick smoke wafted down to the United States, turning the skies over New York City orange and its air quality hazardous.
Smoke from wildfires in Canada shrouds the Empire State Building as the sun rises in New York City, June 6, 2023."As of right now, it is very hot, it is very dry. Parts of northern Alberta, northern British Columbia and the southwestern and northwestern territories are experiencing some significant fires as a result of very, very dry conditions," Jennifer Smith, the national warning preparedness meteorologist for the Meteorological Service of Canada, told ABC News.
Smoke rises from mutual aid wildfire GCU007 in the Grande Prairie Forest Area near TeePee Creek, Alberta, Canada, May 10, 2024."It's entirely possible," she went on. "It all depends if the forest fires develop in those regions, and then you'll need winds to be aligned with the timing for the fires for that smoke to south into the United States. So, a couple of things have to come together for it to happen, but it is not impossible.
Smoke from wildfires burning 16km SW of the town of Fort McMurray, in Alberta, Canada is seen May 11, 2024."These are fires that have embers that are smoldering over the course of the winter. Rain could help to alleviate that, but if it's dry you're not fully putting those fires out during the season when firefighters are taking a well-deserved rest," Dahl said.
"Quebec and Ontario do see their share of forest fires each summer, but the prevailing wind or the direction the winds typically travel in that part of the country is to the east or the northeast," said Smith, adding that last year the weather pattern held in place long enough to allow the smoke to move south into New York and other parts of the U.S.
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