Air quality advisory issued for Ottawa; smog warning for Gatineau
Air quality advisory issued for Ottawa; smog warning for Gatineau
Forest fire smoke was expected to blanket the national capital region again.
Forest fire smoke was expected to blanket the national capital region again.
Meanwhile my neighbors have no problem burning wood in a campfire when our houses are 10 feet apart. 🤪
Are you outside of the city? Is there no burn ban in place?
There is a burn ban in place for the entire municipality as of the end of last week
Anyone have any historical data on the air quality in Ottawa? I can't remember the air being the bad for this long before and I'm curious what the historical context is.
Edit: Found this https://ottawa.place/@YOW_Weather/110605170010326933
I’ve heard (please take this with a huge grain of salt) that there’s wildfires in Quebec every year, but usually the wind pushes the smoke east / northeast.
So now or summer weekends are rainy out smoky.