The historic forest fires in the Canadian province of Quebec are causing a huge plume of smoke. Out of a total of 400 homes currently identified in Canada, nearly 150 are now devastating the "beautiful province" More than 100 million U.S.
citizens, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), are affected by air quality alerts, from the Chicago area to Atlanta, further south. If the fires do not decrease in intensity, there is a probability that the plume will hit the Portuguese coast after crossing the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday.