Canadian wildfires cast smoky haze over Vermont

Canadian wildfires are raging and making their presence known beyond the border: Areas in Vermont and New York saw smoke from their northern neighbor Wednesday morning.

This isn't the first time it's happened. Burlington saw similar conditions in late May when, due to Canadian wildfires, the city saw a short-lived smoky sky. 

The National Weather Service provided images from a "HazeCam" on Twitter July 9. 

The agency noted the smoke and clouds "will filter sunshine a bit" July 10. 

Members of the First Nations, an indigenous group in Canada, evacuated from provinces Manitoba and Ontario, according to CTV News. 

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"It looks like these are mostly new wildfires," as opposed to those that caused the smoky haze over Burlington in May, said Robert Haynes, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, in an interview with the Burlington Free Press. 

The smoke arrived Tuesday afternoon and still hovered above Vermont, New Hampshire and New York a little after 8 a.m. Wednesday, according to Haynes. The meteorologist said to expect a break this afternoon followed by another bout of smoky conditions, primarily in Vermont and New York (and possibly New Hampshire.). 

Haynes said there's a chance of less-than-ideal air quality conditions, potentially having an impact on sensitive groups, such as those who are older or individuals with asthma. This will likely occur in the Champlain Valley and Northeast Kingdom. 

The smoky conditions will likely last into the night, though a cold front will come into play later.

"That should help clear out a good deal of the smoke," Haynes said. 

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