‘Hazardous’: Smoke From Canada Wildfires Affecting Major US Cities
The impact of the Canadian wildfires has made its way into major cities across northeastern America. Fox Weather reported the wildfires have heavily covered the skies in New York, Washington D.C., and Philadelphia. As a…
The impact of the Canadian wildfires has made its way into major cities across northeastern America.
Fox Weather reported the wildfires have heavily covered the skies in New York, Washington D.C., and Philadelphia.
As a result of the 400-plus wildfires currently burning in Canada and multiple provinces within the country, New York has been impacted the most by the ones in the city of Quebec. New York is facing the worst air quality its had in 38 years, the FOX Forecast Center confirmed.
On Wednesday morning, the city of Syracuse, New York, along with Washington, D.C., reportedly had an AQI (air quality index) of over 400, which is considered “hazardous” and “unhealthy.”
In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the AQI was over 200, according to Fox Weather, which was considered “very unhealthy,” via the Florida Department of Environmental Protection