US EditionUnhealthy Wildfire Smoke Descending On Rhode Island
MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND, AUG 4 – Wildfire smoke from Canadian fires is causing unhealthy air quality for sensitive groups in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, with advisories urging caution for those with heart and lung conditions.
- Unhealthy air quality moved into New England Monday as wildfire smoke from Canada prompted an air-quality advisory, state officials said.
- Canadian wildfires have at least 742 active blazes, with 201 out of control as of Monday, causing regional air quality issues.
- On Monday, heavy smoke from the fires will move into the region, causing poor air quality, reduced visibility, and delays of up to 52 minutes at Logan International Airport.
- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection reports air quality will be unhealthy for sensitive groups—including people with heart or lung disease, older adults, children, teenagers—and advises reducing outdoor exertion until midnight Monday.
- On Tuesday, hazy conditions will persist across Massachusetts as forecasters expect air quality to improve for most of the US in the coming days.
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Canadian wildfires impacting air quality - The Martha's Vineyard Times
State officials issued an air-quality advisory on Monday warning of poor air quality because of smoke from Canadian wildfires. A release from Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection reports that air quality across the state is expected to be unhealthy for sensitive groups, including people with heart or lung disease such as asthma, older adults, children, teenagers, and people who are active outdoors. People with either lung diseas…
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