There's a haze in the sky across a large portion of the Midwest. The smoke coming from more than 210 fires burning in Canada, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center, on Friday, June 6.

Living in the Midwest means being affected by the Canadian wildfires that occur just about every year. Here is what to know about these wildfires and how they’re affecting the Midwest.

Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, told The Independent that if Canada’s oil production shutdown continues, “it could be a bit more problematic to [U.S.] refineries and it could be more impactful.