due to Canadian wildfires could delay flights through Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C., CNN reported. The FAA also said the extreme wildfire smoke haze lingering over the Northeast U.S. Meanwhile, at Newark's Liberty Airport, the airport reported that low visibility was leading to a ground stop for some arriving flights. The Federal Aviation Administration had halted all inbound flights to New York's LaGuardia airport early Wednesday afternoon due to the wildfire smoke, but lifted that restriction by late afternoon. governors and local officials about assisting the neighboring country. The Biden Administration has also reached out to some U.S. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said President Joe Biden sent more than 600 firefighters and equipment to Canada.
Thursday, the city's air quality index was over 400. The smoke from the blazes has been moved into United States since last month, but recent fires in Quebec have exacerbated conditions.Ībout 100 fires were considered out of control Wednesday in Quebec, officials said, as New York City and Philadelphia saw some of the worst air quality of any major city.Īccording to, Philadelphia's air quality index was considered the most hazardous in the nation as smoke moved into the region Wednesday night. More than 400 wildfires were ablaze in Canada and officials have asked other countries for help fighting the worst wildfire season that country has ever seen, Canadian Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair said in a news conference. US sends firefighters to Canada as wildfires rage on
"We expect that air quality in this area is predominantly impacted by the Canadian wildfires, although more localized pollution emissions and meteorology may also play a factor," Powell said. – extending to Philadelphia to Chicago to the west and Atlanta to the south. This area includes much of the Northeast U.S.
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Powell, the EPA estimates that "more than 100 million people are affected by air quality alerts today, ranging from Code Orange (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups) and above. More than 100 million people affected by air quality alertsĪccording to EPA spokesperson Shayla R. To best protect health, people should avoid spending too much time outdoors right now, especially young children, the elderly, pregnant women and those with heart or lung disease," she said. Sara Adar, from the University of Michigan's School of Public Health, said "as many people in the Midwest and East Coast are learning right now, wildfire smoke can travel very far distances and impact large populations. The poor air quality on Wednesday even made it as far south as Atlanta, where the National Weather Service said: "particularly sensitive groups may be affected in north Georgia." "While continuing our fight against climate change, we need to recognize that this is a new reality we have to be prepared for."
Last summer, New York experienced extremely dry conditions and we had wildfires pop up across the state," Hochul said. "We are living in the era of extreme weather. Kathy Hochul tweeted Wednesday that the state is making 1 million N95 masks available to the public due to the ongoing poor air quality from the Canadian wildfires. It's the first such postponement since September 2020, when two games between the Seattle Mariners and the San Francisco Giants were moved from Seattle to San Francisco due to wildfire-related smoke.Īlso, New York Gov. He said the city's air quality health advisory has been extended through Thursday night.ĭue to the unhealthy air, Major League Baseball postponed Wednesday night's games in New York and Philadelphia. New York City Mayor Eric Adams said that the city's air quality index on Wednesday climbed up to 484 out of a scale of 500, more than double the level that was reached Tuesday night. As of Wednesday afternoon, IQAir said New York City's pollution was fourth-worst in the world, behind New Delhi, India Dhaka, Bangladesh and Toronto. In fact, New York City's air quality was the worst among the world's major cities for a time Tuesday morning, according to IQAir, an air quality monitoring website. In all, more than 100 million Americans were affected by air quality alerts, the Environmental Protection Agency said. on Wednesday, leading to extremely poor air quality across much of the eastern U.S., with alerts in effect all the way from New England to the Southeast. Smoke from wildfires in Canada has drifted down into the U.S. For the latest and updated information on the wildfires, smoke and air quality across the US, visit our live updates file for Thursday, June 8. This page is the news from the Canada wildfires for Wednesday, June 7. Watch Video: Air quality on high alert: Explaining the dangers of red flag warnings
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