The smoky conditions were expected to become worse as Tuesday afternoon went on and continue Wednesday as wind stream patterns blew smoke from wildfires in Quebec downstream.
Fires in the country had charred a combined area that is larger than Maryland and displaced tens of thousands of people, officials said.
The sky over Brooklyn and Manhattan. A code red warning was in effect in parts of upstate New York near Canada, meaning even people without health conditions are in danger from the smoke.The Empire State Building is obscured by smoke from Canadian wildfires.Smoke rises from a wildfire in the Donnie Creek Complex south of Fort Nelson, British Columbia. Canada is on fire from coast to coast with more than 400 active fires, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre.
Thomas advised New Yorkers to “limit your time outside” and said advisory warnings could continue Wednesday, when the city was expected to see another push of thicker smoke in the late morning and into the afternoon.
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