Canadian wildfire smoke to engulf New York skies again

Source: The Guardian

Canadian wildfire smoke to engulf New York skies again

Smoke is expected to enter New York airspace on Wednesday and Thursday, with ‘unhealthy’ levels in the state’s western region

Jenna Amatulli in New York
Tue 27 Jun 2023 21.27 BST
Last modified on Tue 27 Jun 2023 21.52 BST

As the wildfires in Canada continue to shroud much of the midwest in a thick haze of smoke, New Yorkers are preparing yet again for the smoke to make its way further east.

On Tuesday, the New York governor, Kathy Hochul, issued a warning on social media that the smoke from Canadian wildfires is forecast to enter New York airspace on Wednesday and Thursday.

“Air quality is expected to reach unhealthy levels in some areas,” she wrote, adding that the New York state department of environmental conservation (NYSDEC) is “issuing air quality health advisories for western and central New York, and eastern Lake Ontario”.

Per the NYSDEC, air quality levels will be “unhealthy” on Wednesday in the western New York region and “unhealthy for sensitive groups” on Wednesday in central New York and eastern Lake Ontario regions.

Those in New York City and on Long Island can expect “moderate” air quality on Wednesday.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/27/canada-wildfire-smoke-returns-new-york-air-quality

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