An interactive map of particle pollution levels from The Associated Press, based onNOAA, EPA and other data, showed a large area of red, indicating an "unhealthy" Air Quality Index, over northwestern New York and Toronto. There were also some red spots in the Midwest, while further north in...
Last week, New York City faced its worst Air Quality Index rating on record when the wildfire smoke turned the skies orange and red for hours. Extreme wildfire activity, with more than half of the fires considered out of control, will continue to send smoke into the northern U.S. NOAA ...
Smoke from Canadian wildfires caused decreasedair qualityin the central and northeastern U.S. this week — as seen in maps and satellite images that show the large-scale impact of the blazes. The National Weather Service said winds were continuing to bring smoke from the fires into the U.S....
A trend to cooler,wetter weather should help clear out the smokethis weekend before the concentrations strengthen. However, experts are warning the Canadian fires will continue to burn most of the summer, and fire activity could increase smoke impacts in the coming weeks. LOOK: Where people in ...
MORE: Wildfire smoke map: Forecast shows which US cities, states are being impacted by Canadian wildfires Wildfires in Canada are currently creatingpoor air quality conditionsin parts of the U.S., and smoke from the fires has engulfed the skies over much of the Nor...
Airborne pollutants can arise from both natural sources (e.g. forest fires, volcanic eruptions, aerosolised soil and dusts, pollen and moulds) and anthropogenic sources (e.g. industry, power plants, traffic, household heating, cooking, construction, mechanical wear, agriculture, etc.). ‘Ambient...
Morris, G. A.et al. Alaskan and Canadian forest fires exacerbate ozone pollution over Houston, Texas, on 19 and 20 July 2004.J. Geophys. Res. . The Birmingham Urban Climate Laboratory: An Open Meteorological Test Bed and Challenges of the Smart City. ...
As we approached the halfway/decision point, we checked in with Flight Service and sure enough, Bella Bella was now reporting marginal VFR and the clouds below us weren’t as dense as we were able to start seeing the rugged Canadian coast below. We continued with more confidence. After two...
Thousands of residents from aCanadiantown are being urged to evacuate amid a fast-growing wildfire that has resulted in poor air quality and reduced visibility. The blaze in northeastern British Columbia started Friday and almost doubled in size by the following day, reaching about 4,200 acres....
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