A number of states in the United States have declared air quality warnings with concerning levels noted across many of the Great Lakes states including Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota. Parts of Illinois and Indiana are also under air quality alerts while residents of New York,

Air quality alerts are in effect on Tuesday in 10 states as toxic smoke from hundreds of wildfires burning in Canada continues to waft into the United States, creating hazy, gray skies over major metropolitan areas,

At least twelve states have issued air quality alerts and advisories due to the ongoing Canadian wildfires sending smoke down to the Great Lakes region and the northeastern United States, the National Weather Service reported on Tuesday.