Rep. Calvin Callahan joined lawmakers from Iowa, Minnesota and North Dakota in filing a formal complaint against Canada over wildfire smoke.

Air quality has taken a serious hit across the United States as a two-fold blow of wildfires in the West and in Canada have sent smoke pouring across large sections of the country — a problem that’s set to linger for days.

As Canada grapples with one of its worst wildfire seasons on record, smoke from the blazes have prompted air quality alerts across the U.S.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires has drifted thousands of miles across the U.S., remaining suspended in the atmosphere for days, according to CNY Central. Meteorologist Violet Scibior explains that intense heat pushes smoke up to 5 miles high into the jet stream,

Eyewitness video on Tuesday (August 5) showed smoke rising over the French coastline as a wildfire rages in the Aude region, near the Spanish border. Reuters was able to independently verify the location with the outline of the mountains,

One person has died and another is missing after a massive wildfire swept through parts of southern France, destroying homes and forcing thousands to evacuate. The blaze broke out on Tuesday near the village of La Ribaute in the Aude region,