An elevated flooding risk persists on Sunday for some parts of the Southeast as Alabama, Georgia and the Florida Panhandle brace for heavy rainfall.

Smoke from wildfires blazing across Canada is once again wafting over huge portions of the U.S. Midwest and worsening air quality there. On August 1 conditions are particularly bad in Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois.

Wildfire smoke from Canada turned Chicago into one of the world’s most polluted metro areas as the Lollapalooza music festival began.

Smoke from the more than 700 wildfires burning in Canada is continuing to blanket parts of the Midwest for a final day.

Air quality alerts have been issued across most of the Midwest, and hundreds of wildfires are burning across Canada.

Elsewhere, wildfire smoke from Canada continues to blanket the Midwest, prompting alerts for millions for dangerous breathing conditions. Air quality alerts are in effect for the entire states of Minnesota,

Smoke from Canadian wildfires has triggered air quality alerts across several US states, including Vermont, New York, Wisconsin, Michigan, New Hampshire, Maine, and Illinois. Officials report fine particulate levels reaching unhealthy or unhealthy for sensitive groups.