New York City's air quality is expected to deteriorate through Thursday as more smoke from the still-burning Canadian wildfires rolls through the area again.
A person rides a bicycle along the shore of Lake Michigan as the downtown skyline is blanketed in haze from Canadian wildfires Tuesday, June 27, 2023, in Chicago. The smoke is expected to head eastward toward New York City today.had New York City’s AQI at a moderate 60. The city’s Health Department projects the AQI will range between moderate levels of 51 and 100 on Wednesday. Those numbers can change, however, up or down depending on wind patterns that carry the smoke.
The air quality conditions in New York City as of 7 a.m. June 28, 2023. Green and yellow indicate good and moderate levels; orange, red and purple show areas where the air quality is unhealthy for sensitive groups, unhealthy for all and very unhealthy for all, respectively.Children, seniors and people with cardiac or respiratory issues are the most sensitive to the smoke’s particulate matter.
The Health Department warns that all New Yorkers should take such precautions if the AQI goes above 150. N95 masks remain available at all FDNY firehouses and NYPD precincts; stop by today to pick one up. The Health Department says it will expand supplies to areas most vulnerable to air quality issues.
While the smoke will dissipate in New York City, the wildfires in Canada rage on. Since Jan. 1, the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre reported, more than 29,000 square miles of forests have burned. Presently, 490 wildfires are still burning, and 255 of them are out of control.
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