Canadian wildfire smoke to become more frequent unwanted summer visitor

Michigan skies are once again filled with smoke from out-of-control wildfires in Canada.

Researchers say a combination of factors, including climate change, are expected to lead to larger, more intense wildfires -- which will mean more smoke reaching Michigan.

For days now, what should be sunny, blue, summertime skies in Michigan have instead been a dull, chalky near-white. The smoke from some 77 out-of-control wildfires in Canada is making its way into our skies — again.

The smoky scene calls to mind the record-shattering Canadian wildfire summer of 2023, with smoke that choked Michigan and much of the U.S. for days at a time. Researchers say wildfire smoke is becoming a more regular part of Michigan summers.

"I don't think it's uncertain that the kind of smoke conditions we have ob