'Stay indoors' - Wildfires smoke affects US and Canada

'Stay indoors' - Wildfires smoke affects US and Canada

It's a sight that Sydneysiders got used to during the massive bushfires of the summer of 2019-2020: thick, orange smog blanketing the harbour city, blocking out the sun. The same phenomenon is now happening on the east coasts of the United States and Canada as hundreds of wildfires burn out of control in Canada.

Smoke from forest fires in Canada affected air traffic in the northeastern United States (USA) this Thursday for the second consecutive day, especially at major airports such as Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), LaGuardia (New York) and Newark (New Jersey). READ ALSO: Millions of Americans on alert for poor air quality The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) decided to temporarily stop some flights due to visibility problems caused by persistent s…

The phenomenon has made some parts of the United States the most polluted in the world, with higher rates than in cities in South Asia and China.

Greenland and Iceland have already recorded particles of this smoke, while Norway expects fog to arrive today