Published 4 months ago

New York City’s air pollution among the world’s worst as Canada wildfire smoke shrouds Northeast

New York City experienced the world's worst air pollution due to smoke from over 150 wildfires in Quebec, causing air quality to reach a level considered "very unhealthy," with a PM2.5 concentration 10 times higher than the WHO guideline.
Smoke from the wildfires has also affected other parts of the Northeast and Midwest, with air quality alerts in place for several cities.
Climate change is causing increasingly severe wildfires and exacerbating air pollution, which poses health risks to vulnerable populations.

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Times of India

Canada wildfires: Hazardous air quality conditions in New York

Smoke from Canadian wildfires poured into the U.S. East Coast and Midwest on Wednesday, covering the capitals of both nations in an unhealthy haze, holding up flights at major airports, postponing Major League Baseball games and prompting people to fish out pandemic-era face masks.

4 months ago·India

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News18 India

Canada Wildfires: AQIs Drop Across US, New York City’s Statue of Liberty Covered in Haze

Many states in the US have issued health warnings due to the deteriorating air quality caused due to Canada wildfires.

4 months ago·India

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The Guardian

Why is it so smoky? Canada wildfires spark air-quality alerts in north-east US

Hazy skies hung over New England a day after the midwest received a similar alert from the Environmental Protection Agency

4 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Smoke from Canadian wildfires sets off health alerts in New York, Ottawa

Authorities in New York, Toronto and Ottawa on Tuesday warned residents about the health risks from air polluted by smoke from unprecedented early summer wildfires in eastern Canada.

4 months ago·United Kingdom

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CTV News

Why is it so smoky outside? Canada wildfires lead to air-quality alerts in northeastern U.S.

Intense Canadian wildfires are blanketing the northeastern U.S. in a dystopian haze, turning the air acrid, the sky yellowish gray and prompting warnings for vulnerable populations to stay inside.

4 months ago

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