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
Air quality alerts have been issued for states across the Northeast. 1:54 How to stay safe from wildfire smokeWildfire smoke and ash can irritate eyes, nose, throat and lungs: CDCByIvan Pereira, Teddy Grant, and Emily Shapiro Last Updated: June 10, 2023, 2:56 AM CSTHazy...
For several days, parts of the Midwest and Northeast have been seeing unhealthy levels of smoke, with Detroit, Chicago and New York Cityexperiencing some of the worst air qualityin the world, according toIQAir,which monitors the air quality index around the world. On Saturday, the air quality...
Record-Setting Air Pollution in Northeastern Cities Smoke reaching the northeastern United States from Canada in 2023 from firesraging in western Canadahas mostly arrived at fairly high altitudes. But since the fires in Quebec are relatively close to the northeast U.S., a much larger proportion of...
"Air quality has plummeted across much of the northeast as smoke from wildfires in Canada moves south," the National Weather Service wrote in atweetlast month. "Poor air quality can be hazardous. Before spending time outdoors, check the air quality forecast. Make sure you aren't doing yoursel...
Environment Canada air quality meteorologist Amir Nazem says the smoke is coming from multiple sources, but primarily from wildfires burning in central B.C. in the Prince George area and from the northeast of the province. Nazem says the smoke is blowing southeast at the moment and is expected...
On Monday, the plume of smoke stretched across the US like a noxious belt with several states experiencing "unhealthy" air, which is Level 4 of 6 on the Air Quality Index. Some of the unhealthy air stretched as far south as northern Alabama on Monday morning. ...
EDT Smoke from Canadian wildfires is again impacting air quality in the United States weeks 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 ...
Amazon sees sales on masks and air purifiers spike as smoke clouds Northeast From CNN's Nicole Goodkind and Nathaniel Meyersohn People are rushing to buy air filters, humidifiers and high-quality masks on Amazon amid Canadian wildfires that have smothered large swaths of the United States in a...
Such is the case for many in the air filtration industry who are unfortunate enough to find themselves in areas where air quality is jeopardized by wildfire smoke. While generally considered to be an issue that those living in the Western half of the United States deal with every year, vast...