12 minutes agoMore than 100 million Americans at risk after the smoke of Canadian fires spreads
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(3 years ago)Nearly a third of Americans experienced poor air quality Thursday after smoke from long Canadian fires filled the skies over the Central and East, causing unhealthy conditions and, in some cases, dangerous. Air quality alerts were in effect until midnight for part of [...]
Nearly a third of Americans experienced poor air quality Thursday after smoke from long Canadian fires filled the skies over the Central and East, causing unhealthy conditions and, in some cases, dangerous.
Air quality alerts were in effect until midnight for a part of the United States extending from the state of Wisconsin and northern Illinois to Michigan and to New York and the East Coast, the National Weather Service said.
More than 100 million Americans were asked to limit prolonged activities in nature and, if necessary, wear a mask if they suffer from pulmonary disease or respiratory paths. Children and older ones were also advised to minimize or avoid difficult activities.
People living in major U.S. cities like New York, Chicago and Philadelphia can see turbulent skies and smell smoke all day.
“Take precautions Thursday. If you have health problems, including respiratory diseases like asthma, cut your time out,” said New York Mayor Eric Adams on Twitter.
On Thursday morning, a dark sky covered Chicago for the third day. The air quality was the unhealthy “” in the third largest city in the United States, which had the most polluted air on the planet, according to IQAir.com, that tracks pollution.
The air quality in Chicago was terrible, causing me brutal migraine. I feel better today with my reliable air cleaner in full activity. Having a cold day”, a Twitter user named Skaar said.
Signals for air quality were caused by smoke caused by fires burning in Canada, which is struggling with the worst ever beginning of the fire season.
An area of 8 million acres [8 million ha] larger than West Virginia has already been burned. On Wednesday, there were 477 active fires, about half of which were considered out of control, spread by the Pacific on the Atlantic Coast.
While the poor quality of the air was concern in the Central and East, the US south was again facing a brutal heat wave that promised to continue throughout the day Thursday and the long weekend of the 4 July holidays.
The heat index ) which measures how hot it feels because of the combination of moisture and temperature ) was expected to climb to 38 C and in some areas to 46 C. Weather service called on people to look for air - conditioned spaces and to drink plenty of water. / VOA
