Several European countries, including France, are expected to be affected by the fumes from this Monday, June 26, caused by the gigantic fires that are devastating Canada’s forests.
Since the beginning of June, Canada’s forests have been ravaged by gigantic fires that have already burned more than 6 million hectares since January.
After Montreal, New York and Oslo, the smoke from these major fires could reach Paris this Monday, June 26th. A westerly wind is indeed expected today, according to the Keraunos Observatory, which should drive the smoke across the Atlantic to reach France and the United Kingdom.
– Smoke out #Fire At #Canada –
The concentrations are heterogeneous, more pronounced over the Atlantic and partly mixed with low-lying clouds, as the satellite image shows @eumetsat from this noon. #Quebec pic.twitter.com/B3r5gPUgcV— Keraunos (@KeraunosObs) June 26, 2023
According to La Chaîne Météo, the Bay of Biscay – which stretches from the tip of Brittany to Cape Finistère – is likely to be particularly affected and this plume of smoke will make for hazy skies and “vivid sunrises and sunsets”.
Smoke from the wildfires currently ravaging eastern Canada is being picked up by the westerly winds over the Atlantic and will hit part of France this week. https://t.co/sOWueMhzpX
– The Weather Channel (@lachainemeteo) June 25, 2023
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Earlier on Friday June 23, Mark Parrington, Scientific Director of the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, announced that “significant smoke from wildfires in Canada is crossing the Atlantic and is expected to reach Ireland, the UK and Western Europe on June 26”. .
Significant smoke (DOA > 1) from Canada #Forest fires Crossing the Atlantic and expected to arrive in Ireland/UK/Western Europe on 26th June #SaharanDust On June 23rd it goes in the other direction @CopernicusECMWF Atmosphere Monitoring Service @ECMWF AOD forecast https://t.co/v6vsPaJVCQ pic.twitter.com/tqGsPDYXVk
— Mark Parrington (@m_parrington) June 23, 2023
Canadian weather broadcaster Météo Média had warned that “these plumes of smoke will obscure skies in Ireland and England on Sunday and Monday”.
If she wanted to reassure, she said that “the smoke will be mostly found at altitude,” but indicated that some “could descend closer to the ground, affecting air quality.”