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The article discusses the challenges of forecasting wildfire smoke in North America amid increasing wildfire activity due to human-caused climate change, highlighting various tools and models for predicting smoke and monitoring air quality, while emphasizing the uncertainties and limitations of current forecasting methods.
Massive wildfires in western and central Canada are causing large-scale evacuations and sending hazardous smoke into the US Midwest and Great Lakes, with climate change contributing to the severity and frequency of these fires, which are expected to continue intensifying this summer.
The Canadian wildfire smoke will dissipate as winds shift, making way for showers and storms later today and tomorrow. While the Southern Plains and Southwest US continue to experience record heat, Maryland will see cooler temperatures and scattered showers. The Maryland Trek 10 event is set to begin on Sunday, and the weather updates will be shorter due to time constraints. Regular summer weather will return over the weekend, with heat and humidity making a comeback on Monday.