Mayor Eric Adams cautioned residents to remain indoors “to the greatest extent possible.”
The New York City skyline remained hidden behind a haze Wednesday morning, as air quality in the city—which canceled all outdoor activities for local schools—fell to “unhealthy” levels caused by smoke from hundreds of Canadian wildfires.Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.an Air Quality Health Advisory for New York City, recommending residents consider “limiting strenuous outdoor physical activity” while cautioning people with preexisting respiratory conditions.
The Environmental Protection Agency also warned of the city’s “unhealthy” air quality caused by fine particulate matter—a result of the wildfire smoke—suggesting residents shorten their time outdoors.Tuesday the city was “taking precautions out of an abundance of caution” and recommended residents remain indoors “to the greatest extent possible.”to air quality tracker IQAir, though Detroit and Delhi, India, have since overtaken it.General view of hazy conditions at Yankee Stadium.
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