Wildfire Smoke Shrouds The Northeast

[Zephyr]

New York, Philly, Washington smothered in ‘unhealthy’ air as Canadian wildfire smoke pours into Northeast

New York City set a record Wednesday for the worst air quality the city has ever seen on record as the skies plunged into an orange-tinged darkness Wednesday, one of many cities in the eastern U.S. being affected by wildfire smoke from Canada.

www.foxweather.com

New York City had the worst air quality in the world at one point. Tuesday night's reading was 196 – the worst air quality index (AQI) on the planet. The second-worst spot was Delhi, India.

The FOX Forecast Center confirmed it was the worst air quality in New York City since March 1985 – 38 years ago.

When the AQI reaches a value of 100 or greater, the air quality is considered unhealthy. Several communities reached levels in the 200 to 300 range on Tuesday, and New York City experienced readings over 200 during the late evening.

Farther upstate in central New York, the Syracuse area reported an AQI of over 400 on Wednesday morning, which was well into the "hazardous" category.

In Pennsylvania, Philadelphia was back over 200 Wednesday morning – air quality levels considered "very unhealthy" – while New York City and Washington remained in the unhealthy range. At these levels, even healthy people may experience health effects from the smoke, while sensitive groups may experience even more serious effects.

 

[Ronnie]

I sent the article to myvfirst cousin in Mass. and he said that they have t too.

 

[mattfivefour]

A Christian author and video blogger who is also a very dear friend and brother in Christ (and who will be joining this forum later today) said in a text to me this morning--

I blame Trudeau for starting all the Canadian wildfires. It was his Cuban half brothers. I call it "Bay of Twigs"​

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[Eric Nicholas]

I love that @mattfivefour! We have had some alerts here about it. We had a really bad fire around here a few years ago. Everything was smokey and a bit hard to see. I finally got to use my smoke respirator. Admittedly, I did enjoy that part.