Canada endured serious wildfires in the summer of 2023. Most assumed the spillage is what created the untenable air quality in New York City that season. Exclusive meteorological and waste management information has revealed it was actually a result of European tourists. Evidence appeared as street sweepers collected mounds of European cigarette butts that had littered the streets of the Big Apple. How were the butts identified as European? They were generally smaller and whiter than American butts.