Which cities are experiencing poor air quality from wildfires? See maps

Wildfires are ablaze across Canada, Alaska and some western states, causing poor air quality in Midwest states and several Canadian provinces.

As of Tuesday afternoon, July 15, Detroit, Michigan was the 10th most polluted major city in the world, according to IQ Air. Canadian cities Montreal and Toronto ranked 15th and 16th, respectively.

There were more than 500 active fires in Canada as of Tuesday, July 15, with 141 being classified as "out of control" and 123 as "under control," according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC). Most of those fires, 121, were in Manitoba, followed by 100 in Yukon.

In the United States, there are 102 wildfires actively burning, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. A majority of those wildfires are in Alaska.

Map of wildfires in US, Canada

Which cities may see smoke from wildfires?

According to IQ Air, the following major cities are affected by wildfire smoke:

• Buffalo, New York
• Chicago, Illinois
• Cleveland, Ohio
• Detroit, Michigan
• Duluth, Minnesota
• Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Montreal, Quebec
• Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
• Toledo, Ohio
• Toronto, Ontario

Air quality concerns throughout the week

The National Weather Service has issued air quality alerts for parts of Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, New York, Vermont and Colorado.

"An Air Quality Alert is in effect through Tuesday evening for the Chicago metro area in Illinois and in northwest Indiana due to unhealthy ozone levels and some lingering effects of Canadian wildfire smoke," the National Weather Service's Chicago office posted on X.

CONTRIBUTING: Janet Loehrke, Ramon Padilla, Yoonserk Pyun, Paste BN