Smoke drifting from wildfires north of Lake Superior is giving Michigan some of the world’s worst air quality on Thursday, enveloping East Lansing and other communities in a haze that has brought health concerns and closed outdoor spaces.
Winds on Wednesday and Thursday blew smoke from around 250 miles of scattered forest fires in Northern Minnesota and Canada south, bringing the haze to East Lansing and other communities across Michigan, explained Cort Scholten, a meteorologist with the Grand Rapids National Weather Service station.
The poor air quality is expected to linger throughout Thursday and into Friday morning, Scholten said, with hope that winds Friday afternoon provide relief…