The National Weather Service issued an Air Quality Alert on Tuesday for New York City and parts of the Tri-State due to smoke from the Canadian wildfires drifting across the region.
Lightning from isolated thunderstorms in Pennsylvania and New Jersey could be a source of new wildfire ignition. Any fires that develop may quickly get out of control and become difficult to contain.The smoke is making skies hazy and making for potentially dangerous conditions, especially for people with respiratory issues.The air quality alert means air pollution concentration in the region will be unhealthy for people with heart or lung disease, children and adults over 65.
"As time goes on, the air outside a building will ultimately equal the air outside, so for homes, restaurants, delicatessens, the air quality inside will pretty much match the air quality outside, especially as this thing goes on for a few days," Caravanos said. With more than 480 wilderness firefighters on the ground, Quebec can fight around 30 fires, Quebec Premier Franois Legault told reporters Monday, adding that normally firefighters would come from other provinces to help.
On Friday afternoon there were 324 fires burning across Canada. As of Monday morning that had grown to 413, and by late afternoon, the total jumped again."The situation remains serious," Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair said. "The images that we have seen so far this season are some of the most severe we have we have ever witnessed in Canada and the current forecast for the next few months indicates the potential for continued higher-than-normal fire activity.
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