NYC health officials don’t expect a return to hazardous levels, but people may want to monitor symptoms among children and people w/underlying conditions.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.Air quality improved across New York City Saturday, after a modest plume of Canadian wildfire smoke swept across the tristate region Friday night. Officials and meteorologists predict another could arrive Saturday evening and into Sunday morning if the current forecasts hold.
Banks listed the sensitive groups as children, teenagers, people with lung diseases such as asthma, heart disease, diabetes and people who are active outdoors. Effects of exposure to air pollution include coughing, eye irritation and shortness of breath. Banks and Vasan urged people at very high risk for complications to spend as much time as possible inside and wear high-quality masks outdoors.
Canadian wildfires in Ontario and Quebec had been delivering large amounts of dangerous smoke to the New York metro area earlier this week. That was due to a stalled, swirling cyclone of air near Maine that was blocking the typically eastward airflow and forcing the smoke south. “For this time of year, we're normally between zero and 50 , which would be in the green or healthy levels,” said health commissioner Vasan. “It's not uncommon when you have a period of high temperature, not too many storms, high heat to have a day where the AQI is above 100 for a day. But typically, it doesn't last longer than that.”Chau Lamto get updates on air quality and other aspects of public safety.
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