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In the U.S., wildfire smoke has reached states from Montana to Wisconsin but is especially heavy in Minnesota on Sunday. Minnesota's air quality alert was issued Sunday and will remain in place through Monday. The Air Quality Index (AQI) for much of northern Minnesota has been between 150 and 200 today, which is “unhealthy” and at times has gone above the 200 AQI mark, into a "very unhealthy" zone. Bemidji, a city in northern Minnesota, recorded a 212 AQI on Sunday, where residents could smell the smoke in the air at these levels and placed the town among the worst air quality locations in the world. Overnight, Minneapolis, Minnesota, will have medium to heavy smoke levels reaching the surface, with officials warning residents, especially those with allergies, to make sure their windows are closed Sunday night to Monday morning. By sunrise on Monday, the wildfire smoke in the U.S. will likely be much weaker, with medium levels reaching from Wisconsin to southern Min...