wildfires, and they emit carbon of their own that adds to the climate crisis. given what you see there, officials in the united states and canada are trying to see if they come up with some kind of joint fire management system that includes better ways to try and manage wildfires in the future and also obviously trying to pool resources, trying to really not just prevent the fires but when they see hot spots get on top of it right away. having said that officials say to prepare for what unfortunately will be a very severe wildfire season in the months to come. paula newton, cnn, ottawa. as we saw that smoke from the canadian wildfires drifted south and created some of the worst air quality the northeastern united states has seen in years. look how bad it was in the nation s capital on thursday, one day later the smoke started to clear some of the polluted air pushed towards the atlantic, air quality concerns remain and pose obvious health concerns. joining me now is rebecca