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Canadian wildfire smoke prompts US travel warning from FCDO

Government
James Chapple
9 June 2023

Smoke drifting south from Canada’s huge wildfires has prompted a Foreign Office travel warning for the United States.

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The smoke has impacted New York, in particular (Credit: iStock)

The FCDO is warning travellers of poor air quality on the US east coast, and of potential flight disruption.

Earlier this week, there were delays at several New York airports due to poor visibility, which had a knock-on impact for flights to and from other airports – including Philadelphia.


Some 150 separate fires are understood to be burning in Canada’s Quebec region alone, accelerated by an early-June thunderstorm.