Wildfire smoke blankets Northeast Ohio as air quality plunges — with worse still to come later today

Canadian wildfire smoke has pushed air quality in Northeast Ohio into the very unhealthy range this Thursday, with hazardous conditions remaining possible. Certain US cities are currently experiencing the worst air quality globally as the wildfire smoke settles across the region. Experts suggest that it may be a significant amount of time before these atmospheric conditions improve, leaving the affected areas under a blanket of smoke and degraded air quality for the foreseeable future.