Almost all of New York state is under a air quality alert because of smoke from wildfires in Canada blowing into the area. NEW YORK-If ever there was a day to stop and enjoy the New York City skyline, This wasn’t it. Smoke from multiple wildfires in Canada has poured into the north...
This week, the B.C. government declared a provincial state of emergency to support the fight against the wildfires. The state of emergency is initially in effect for 14 days and could be extended or rescinded as necessary. The move ensures that the whole province will be able to access coo...
Most of Minnesota is under an air quality alert due to wildfire smoke from Canada. Minnesota's Pollution Control Agency issued the alert Sunday, which includes Minneapolis and Saint Paul. KANSAS CITY, Mo.– Some northern states are waking up to hazy skies Tuesday due to smoke fromwildfiresacros...
The National Weather Service issued an air quality alert for New York City, saying: "the New York State Department of Health recommends that individuals consider limiting strenuous outdoor physical activity to reduce the risk of adverse health effects." In Philadelphia, the NWS issued a Code Red....
An aerial view shows New York City in a haze-filled sky from the Empire State Building observatory, Wednesday, June. 7, 2023, in New York. Smoke from Canadian wildfires poured into the U.S. East Coast and Midwest on Wednesday, covering cities of both nations in an unhealthy haze,...
Unhealthy air quality has returned to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes this week as winds continue to push smoke from wildfires in Canada into the northern tier of the U.S., leaving skies covered in a milky haze, degrading air quality and reducing visib
The Northern Territories in Canada is experiencing one of its worst fire seasons in history. As of this date, there have been 344 wildfires that have burned 2,830,907 hectares of land (close to 7 million acres). The area around the Great Slave Lake, Yell
We make recommendations for future priorities based on factors including continued expansion of the oil and gas industries, climate change resulting in increased frequency of wildfires, and land use. 2. General source categories of PACs to aquatic and terrestrial environments in Canada Berthiaume et ...
Climate change is harming many special places and iconic species around our planet, from Glacier National Park’s disappearing glaciers to California redwoods scorched by wildfires. But for the animal I study, the American pika (Ochotona princeps), there’s actually some good ...
outlet bias [49] and (ii) capture all news articles published following the forecasted extreme heat alert, during the heat event, and several months after its conclusion, which included subsequent weather events that were made more likely due to the 2021 Heat Dome (e.g., wildfires) [50]. ...