"Wildfire Smoke Triggers Code Purple Air Quality Alert Across U.S. and Canada"

Smoke from Canadian wildfires has caused unprecedented air pollution across the northeastern United States, forcing the cancellation of outdoor activities and sparking anxiety about whether this could be a harbinger of what life will look like on a hotter planet. New York City broke records for bad air quality this week, logging the worst air of any major city in the world. The East is now feeling, breathing and tasting the acrid, hazardous air that has increasingly plagued fire-scorched Western states in recent years. President Biden called the air quality crisis “another stark reminder of the impacts of climate change.”