Canada is battling more than 700 active wildfires across the country, roughly two-thirds of which are burning out of control, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center (CIFFC). Smoke billowing from the blazes has blanketed central Canada and the northern U.S., prompting widespread air quality alerts.

With hundreds of wildfires burning across Canada, smoke has drifted into the northern United States, lowering air quality across roughly a dozen states.