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The National Weather Service is <u>expecting<\/u> sunny conditions and a high of 82 degrees Fahrenheit for the game on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=1638\">Taco Bell Hit With Federal Lawsuits Over Cyclosporiasis Infections<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Tangent<\/h2>\n<p>A Major League Soccer matchup between Chicago Fire and the Vancouver Whitecaps was canceled Thursday and moved to October after wildfire smoke created hazardous air quality in Chicago. The Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets game on Thursday was <u>moved up<\/u> by an hour due to air quality concerns in Philadelphia, which has <u>continued experiencing poor air <\/u>quality Friday.<\/p>\n<h2>Key Background<\/h2>\n<p>Nearly 900 fires are active in Canada as of Friday afternoon. A Wednesday statement from Canadian fire officials said more fire growth and ignitions were expected in the coming days due to hot and dry weather. So far, over 120,000 people have been evacuated amid the blazes. Chicago and Detroit are the cities that have been most impacted by the smoke, experiencing air quality indexes in the hazardous range of 425 to 450, according to IQAir, which notes New York and Washington, D.C., have experienced unhealthy indexes around 180. IQAir expects air quality to improve by the weekend due to shifting winds, though it <u>acknowledged<\/u> \u201cperiodic smoke episodes may continue over the next few days, with additional plumes possible as long as wildfires remain active in Minnesota and Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=1636\">Will The World Cup Final Be Affected By Poor Air Quality? What Forecasts Say As Canada Wildfires Rage<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<h2>Further Reading<\/h2>\n<p>Argentina-Spain World Cup Final Is Most Expensive U.S. Sporting Event Ever (Forbes)<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=1634\">What We Know About Suspected ICE Agent In Maine Shooting\u2014Amid Reports Of Abuse And Mental Illness<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump Will Meet FIFA Officials At Trump Tower Before Attending Final (Forbes)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wildfire smoke from Canada blanketed the Northeast and Upper Midwest regions of the U.S. on Friday, as the majority of blazes raging in the country remained out of control.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1639,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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