Why Canadians may need to become more familiar with smoke forecasts
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Planning outdoor events in the summer often hinges on whether the forecast predicts rain or shine, but as wildfires become more frequent, burn longer and affect air quality more regularly, smoke forecasts will come in handy, too. Jalena Bennett is with BlueSky Canada, a smoke forecasting research group. She tells Brent Bambury about the questions she’s fielding from the public about smoke and how their tracking system works.