South Florida's air quality was improving Wednesday after smoke from Canadian wildfires left hazy skies a day earlier.
An air quality alert that had been issued for portions of South Florida expired at 8 a.m. Wednesday.
Wednesday's air quality was listed as "good" or "moderate" by U.S. government online platform AirNow, an air quality data site used by the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Portions of Broward had been rated "unhealthy" by AirNow on Tuesday, after smoke that originated from the large wildfires burning in eastern Canada made their way far south to Florida.
Wildfires have been raging in Canada throughout the summer in what's being called the worst wildfire season on record.
The wildfires have blanketed parts of the U.S. in smoke, leading to asthma complications and respiratory illnesses.
