New Yorkers were hit with a second day of hazy weather and bad air on Sunday — and more is on the way for this coming week, forecasters warned. The culprit is Canadian wildfires — with more than 550 active blazes in the province of Manitoba alone, and 15 million acres have already been burned … Read more
New York was hit with an air quality alert Saturday as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted across the state. The warning, issued by the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation and the Department of Health, covers the five boroughs, Long Island, the Lower and Upper Hudson Valley and the Adirondacks. Hazy skies blanketed New York on … Read more
Lung cancer, the second-most common cancer in the U.S., is often associated with smoking — but even those who have never had a cigarette could be at risk of the deadly disease. While it’s true that those who smoke face a much higher risk, up to 20% of lung cancers affect people who have never smoked or … Read more
Metro-area residents woke up to more smoke again Sunday as a wildfire jumped a containment line overnight along the New York-New Jersey border, sparking additional evacuations. The smoke was wafting down from the stubborn Jennings Creek blaze, which so far has consumed more than 5,000 acres of forest straddling the two states. The wildfire gained … Read more
Canadian wildfires have cast a smokey haze over parts of the midwestern US this week — but experts say it’s unlikely that the Big Apple will experience a “smokepocalypse” similar to the one that enveloped the city last summer. New Yorkers are not expected to feel the effects of the nearly 90 wildfires ablaze in … Read more
This report may not be the breath of fresh air climate experts hoped. Air pollution reduces the average life span globally by 2.3 years, making it the “greatest external threat to human life expectancy,” according to the annual Air Quality Life Index report published Tuesday. Researchers from the Energy Policy Institute at the University of … Read more
Orange you glad? The Canadian wildfire smoke that covered the NYC skyline with a toxic amber glow in June was no worse for your lungs than a bad pollen day, researchers at NYU Langone found. “Thankfully, the respiratory effects of the wildfire smoke in June were not much worse than what had been seen on … Read more
Unhealthy air quality is expected to grip New York again this week as winds push in more toxic smoke from the raging Canadian wildfires. While residents will not see the dramatic, dark yellow haze that suffocated New York City earlier this month, air-quality levels are expected to drop — potentially to “very unhealthy” or “hazardous” … Read more
Smoke from the Canadian wildfires has traveled across the Atlantic Ocean and reached Europe as part of the worst fire season in history for the northern forests, officials say. The smoke that left New York City covered in an orange smog earlier this month was spotted arriving in the United Kingdom on Monday, with pictures … Read more
The Issue: Large quantities of smoke from Canadian wildfires that spread over the East Coast this week. As a Californian, I give all in New York City and beyond the line from “Die Hard”: “Welcome to the party, pal!” (“Blame Canada,” June 8) We’ve had the same problem with wildfires for years. The cause is … Read more