The sky over New York City had an orange glow on Tuesday morning and the sun was largely obscured by a smoky haze.
New York City has some of the worst air quality in the country this week because of smoke that's drifted south from wildfires burning in Canada.The New York Department of Environmental Conservation issued an air quality health advisory Tuesday for New York, Bronx, Kings, Queens and Richmond counties and surrounding suburbs.
The ratings for air quality levels across the five boroughs reached into the 150s on Tuesday, according to the. Those levels are considered unhealthy for all people and significantly above exposure recommendations from the World Health Organization. The Staten Island Ferry moves past the Statue of Liberty on a hazy morning resulting from Canadian wildfires on June 06, 2023 in New York City.Millions of people across the Midwest are also experiencing dangerous air quality conditions this week, with air quality advisories in effect in southeastern Minnesota, parts of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and areas in Wisconsin. Air quality alerts have also been posted across most of New England.
Wildfires release a significant amount of pollutants into the atmosphere. The smoke generated from wildfires contains fine particulate matter, called PM2.5, that enters the lungs and causes health issues such as asthma and bronchitis.
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