Canadian Wildfire Smoke Continues to Affect Air Quality in NYC and Beyond
TL;DR
Air quality in New York City worsened slightly on Sunday due to smoke from Canadian wildfires, with the Air Quality Index reaching 110 in the late afternoon, making the air unhealthy for sensitive groups. However, the air was largely comparable to Friday and Saturday's clearer skies, and meteorologists expect the air quality to continue improving throughout the week. The Canadian wildfires causing the smoke continued to blaze throughout the weekend, but new blazes in western Canada were not expected to impact New York anytime soon.
- NYC air quality slightly worse on Sunday as smoke from Canadian wildfires returns New York Daily News
- Massachusetts shouldn’t have wildfire smoke impacts this week, it will ‘feel like summer’ with warm temps and thunderstorms Boston Herald
- Much-needed rain in York County should wash away residual Canadian wildfire smoke York Dispatch
- Air quality may worsen Saturday night; NYC residents advised to take precautions SILive.com
- Smoke from Canadian wildfires reaches Norway The Tribune India
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