Hundreds ofwildfiresburning across the westernU.S.andCanadaare spewing dense smoke that is being carried hundreds, if not thousands, of miles away through the Plains andMidwest, all the way to theNortheast. The smoke is, at best, leading to hazy skies across wide swaths of the nation and, ...
Across the eastern U.S., officials warned residents to stay inside and limit or avoid outdoor activities again Thursday, extending "Code Red" air quality alerts in some places for a third-straight day as forecasts showed winds continuing to push smoke-filled air south. CBS Baltimore said early...
UPDATE JUNE 2, 2023: Smoke from Bass River State Forest fire leads to air quality alerts in Delaware, New Jersey PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Smoke from theraging Tantallon wildfire burning in Nova Scotia, Canadahas led to an air quality alert in our region for sensitive gro...
Canada is dealing with a series of intense wildfires that have spread from the western provinces to Quebec, with hundreds of forest fires burning. The smoke has traveled into the United States, resulting in a number of air quality alerts issued since May. Who should be careful? Exposure to e...
after initial warnings, as Midwest cities are alerted to monitor conditions and take precautions. Major cities in the Northeast also have been advised to keep an eye on their local air quality index and prepare to protect themselves, as smoke is expected to affect parts of the region this ...
While generally considered to be an issue that those living in the Western half of the United States deal with every year, vast portions of the Northeast and Upper Midwest experienced weeks of air quality alerts in the summer of 2023 due to wildfires in Central and Eastern Canada. In 1999,...
NEW YORK– Thick smoke from Canadian wildfires Wednesday created the worst air quality on record for New York City. In doing so, it gave the sky a strange orange hue. Images taken inNew York Cityand across theNortheastcapture how bustling city streets have turned into haunting, Martian-like ...
VANCOUVER — Smoke from wildfires in British Columbia, Washington and Idaho has wafted east, prompting air quality advisories from Vancouver Island into Alberta. Environment Canada is maintaining advisories for a portion of northeast B.C.
wildfiresburning across Canada has been rolling into North American cities far from the flames. New York City and Detroit were both listed among the fivemost polluted cities in the worldbecause of the fires on June 7, 2023. The smoke h...
(CNN) —A string of sports games and practices have been postponed assmoke from Canadian wildfirescontinues to choke the Midwest, Northeast and Southeast parts of the United States. Around 75 million people are under air quality alerts as wildfire smoke shrouds major US cities, with Maj...