This better not be deliberate…but it sure looks that way. In our 7 decades here in Chicago, in only the last 5 years has wildfire smoke wreaked such air quality havoc.

⚠️🚨 FORGET EVERY WILDFIRE YOU’VE EVER SEEN.
✈️This looks like a massive volcano eruption, but it is actually the sky over Canada right now. Pilot Scott Hatton captured this apocalyptic view from his cockpit over Thunder Bay, Ontario.

These aren't just smoke clouds—the fires… pic.twitter.com/gyfPwwQxa6

— Jeo Albant (@jeoalbant) July 16, 2026