New York City and much of the Northeast were breathing “unhealthy” air Tuesday as the region was blanketed in smoke from Canadian wildfires. As a red sun rose over the boroughs and basked the city in an orange haze, officials advised New Yorkers to limit strenuous outdoor activity and urged groups who have trouble breathing … Read more
PHILADELPHIA – A highly unusual weather pattern is bringing critically dangerous wildfire conditions Tuesday to a swath of the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, including the Philadelphia and New Jersey area. Meanwhile, wildfire smoke from multiple blazes already burning across Canada has flooded the region’s skies with renewed haze and poor air quality. A deep and dry layer of air moved into the Great … Read more
Thick, acrid wildfire smoke from multiple blazes burning in Canada has invaded the skies across the Northeast, prompting air quality alerts for New York City and much of the northeastern U.S. Officials are imploring those sensitive to smoke to stay indoors as air quality reaches unhealthy levels in the Big Apple on Tuesday. At these levels, even healthy people may experience health effects from the … Read more