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Wildfire Smoke From Canada Drifts Over Barnstable's Sandy Neck
Wildfire smoke from Canada gave Barnstable skies a hazy cast Wednesday, July 15. A Reuters Connect photograph distributed that day showed the haze settling over the town's Sandy Neck Lighthouse, as smoke from wildfires burning north of the border drifted into the region. Separately, Pat…
BARNSTABLE -- Smoke drifting south from wildfires burning in Canada gave Barnstable's skies a hazy cast Wednesday, July 15, with a widely distributed photo capturing the haze settling over the town's Sandy Neck Lighthouse.
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"Sandy Neck Lighthouse in Barnstable, Massachusetts is surrounded by hazy skies due to smoke from Canadian wildfires on July 15, 2026", that was the caption on a Reuters Connect photograph distributed the same day, documenting how far south the Canadian wildfire smoke reached, blanketing the historic Barnstable landmark in haze, according to Reuters Connect. (read it at https://www.reutersconnect.com/item/sandy-neck-lighthouse-in-barnstable-massachusetts-is-surrounded-by-hazy-skies-due-to-smoke-from-canadian-wildfires-on-july-15/dGFnOnJldXRlcnMuY29tLDIwMjY6bmV3c21sX01UMVVTQVRPREFZMjkzOTY2Mjg)
"Lion's Mane Jellyfish Showing Up In 'Unusually Large Numbers' Off Cape Cod, Harbormaster Says", Cape Cod's harbormaster community is reporting a noticeably bigger jellyfish presence in local waters this summer, a trend beachgoers are being urged to watch for, Patch reports. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/barnstable-hyannis/lions-mane-jellyfish-showing-unusually-large-numbers-cape-cod)
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