Canada Wildfire Smoke Causes Air Quality Alert in NYC and Northeastern US
The air quality in New York City and parts of the Tri-State area has reached dangerous levels due to smoke from intense Canadian wildfires. At least 160 fires are burning in Quebec alone, which is about 400 miles north of New York City. The National Weather Service has issued an Air Quality Alert for the region, warning that air pollution concentration will be unhealthy for people with heart or lung disease, children, and adults over 65. New York City schools remain open, but outdoor activities have been limited. The smoky skies are the result of more than 160 forest fires burning in Quebec during what federal officials say is shaping up to be among Canada's worst fire seasons ever.
- Air Quality Alert: Wildfire smoke from Canada darkens skies across NYC, New York, Tri-State WABC-TV
- New York City's New Climate Hazard Is Wildfire Smoke Bloomberg
- New York City’s air pollution among the world’s worst as Canada wildfire smoke shrouds Northeast CNN
- Wildfire Smoke Blots Sun and Prompts Health Alerts in Much of U.S. The New York Times
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