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Smoke from huge forest fires in Canada set to reach western France
Brittany is set to be the first area affected. It is unclear how harmful it will be

Smoke from the vast forest fires in Canada was set to reach France on Monday (June 26).
It has crossed the Atlantic and is expected to reach France, the UK, Ireland, and other countries in Western Europe, said Mark Parrington, scientific director of the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service.
He posted on Twitter a visualisation of the smoke crossing the globe.
Significant smoke (AOD > 1) from Canada #wildfires crossing the Atlantic & predicted to reach Ireland/UK/W Europe on 26th with #SaharanDust going in the other direction in 23 June @CopernicusECMWF Atmosphere Monitoring Service @ECMWF AOD forecast https://t.co/v6vsPaJVCQ pic.twitter.com/tqGsPDYXVk
— Mark Parrington (@m_parrington) June 23, 2023
French storm observatory Keraunos said Brittany would be the first area of France affected.
It wrote: "The smoke from the fires in Quebec is reaching the centre of the Atlantic and is being picked up in part by a cold front approaching Brittany in a narrow band. The oceanic flow that is taking hold will be conducive to bringing this smoke back towards Europe over the next few days.”
Les fumées des incendies au #Québec gagnent le centre de l'Atlantique et sont reprises en partie par un front froid abordant la #Bretagne, sur une étroite bande.
— Keraunos (@KeraunosObs) June 25, 2023
Le flux océanique qui s'installe sera propice à ramener ces fumées vers l'#Europe ces prochains jours. https://t.co/mrHbeapuVV pic.twitter.com/60D5lgiaqa
Forecaster La Chaîne Météo said the smoke was expected to hit the French coast over the next few days, particularly the Gascony coast.
Read also: France will soon roll out a ‘wildfire risk map’. How will it work?
Smoke toxicity
The fires, which have been burning since May, have already destroyed more than 4.6 million hectares of forest, and tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from affected areas.
As of a recent count from June 19, from the Canadian Ministry for Health, there were 423 fires still active in the country, with half of these still not under control.
More than 40 QFES personnel continue to lend a helping hand in Canada as extreme fire conditions grip large parts of the country.
— Queensland Fire Department (@QldFireDept) June 16, 2023
As of Friday, there were still more than 400 active fires burning across Canada, with more than 200 of those out of control. pic.twitter.com/AMvqss7JGa
More than 100 million people in the US have also been affected by air quality alerts over the past few weeks.
The smoke contains fine particles and several pollutants, Canadian authorities have warned, which make it dangerous to inhale.
Authorities in Canada and the US have recommended that people wear a face mask.
But it is unclear how high concentrations of harmful particles will be when the smoke reaches mainland France.
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