“Strong winds aloft in the polar jet stream carried some of the smoke from the fires across the Bering Strait and into northern Alaska, then southeastward into central Canada and eventually across the Great Lakes and eastward into southern New England,” Elwell said.
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The smoke created hazy skies in Alaska last weekend before the smoke shifted east-southeastward.
“Due to the refraction of sunlight by smoke particles, it can often create more vibrant sunrises and sunsets,” Elwell said.
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