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Where is the wildfire smoke headed next, and when will it clear out?

Elko Daily Free Press 08 Jun 2023
Track air quality and wildfire smoke across the US ... The low pressure that is funneling the smoke into the US is forecast to linger over New England through the weekend, meaning northwest winds will continue to point the Canadian smoke towards the eastern Great Lakes and Northeast for the next couple of days.
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Officials baffled at NEPA exclusion from initial DEP air quality warning over smoke from Canadian wildfires

The Citizens' Voice 08 Jun 2023
The DEP didn’t explain why Northeast Pennsylvania counties were omitted from Tuesday’s Code Orange, said Lackawanna County Chief of Staff Brian Jeffers ...At the end of the day, we’re going to keep following (the advice) they keep sending us,” Jeffers said.
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Lackawanna County officials baffled at NEPA exclusion from initial DEP air quality warning over smoke ...

Standard-Speaker 08 Jun 2023
At the end of the day, we’re going to keep following (the advice) they keep sending us,” Jeffers said. Air quality throughout much of Northeast Pennsylvania became “hazardous” Wednesday for particulate matter because of the wildfires, according to AirNow.gov ... Smoke shrouding, polluting air in Northeast Pennsylvania comes from Canadian wildfires.
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Raging wildfires in Quebec drive intense smoke and hazy skies farther across the eastern US ...

Napa Valley Register 08 Jun 2023
Colossal clouds of heavy smoke from more than 430 active wildfires raging across Canada have descended on parts of the US Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, enveloping ...
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Why you should avoid refueling your car or grilling during unhealthy air quality

New York Post 08 Jun 2023
New York smothered in ‘unhealthy’ air as wildfire smoke pours into Northeast Over 100 million warned for ‘unhealthy’ air quality in major US cities Life-threatening heat sears Puerto Rico as heat index climbs above 110 degrees ... alerts for millions in the Northeast and Great Lakes.
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Biden, Trudeau discuss ongoing wildfires in Canada, their impact in US

Anadolu Agency 08 Jun 2023
More than 400 wildfires in Canada have resulted in plumes of smoke soaring throughout the US Northeast, making New York the city with the worst air pollution worldwide and sending a haze over the nation's capital ... Tens of millions of people in the US are under air quality advisories.
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Canada wildfires: New York's air quality deteriorates; surpasses Delhi's pollution level

Live Mint 08 Jun 2023
... and at different altitudes,” Quennehen said.“Denver, Colorado, was impacted by smoke from the Canadian wildfires two weeks ago and now it’s the northeast US,” he said.New York City Major Eric Adams urged all residents on Tuesday night to limit outdoor activities this week.
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Canada wildfires: How safe is it to go outside?

Hindustan Times 08 Jun 2023
Millions of Americans woke up to apocalyptic, orange skies Wednesday as thick smoke from wildfires in Canada moved across the US Northeast, spawning air quality warnings from Massachusetts to Washington, DC.
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‘Code Red’ air quality alert as impact of Canadian wildfires sweeps through DC area

Wtop 08 Jun 2023
Much of the air was in the “unhealthy or worse categories in areas from the mid-Atlantic through the Northeast and parts of the Upper Great Lakes,” according to an advisory issued by the Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday night ... Dickerson said the dry weather in much of the Northeast “exacerbates the problem.”.
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What New York City looked like stifled in wildfire smoke

The Verge 08 Jun 2023
. Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge ... The haze drifted in from wildfires raging in Quebec, some 500 miles away, wreaking havoc on air quality across the Northeast US ... Continue reading… .
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QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you concerned about the air quality in Missouri?

News-Press Now 08 Jun 2023
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Google is telling office workers in NYC to work from home as smoke covers the ...

Business Insider 08 Jun 2023
The Statue of Liberty is covered in haze and smoke caused by wildfires in Canada. Amr Alfiky/Reuters Wildfires in Canada are sending smoke to cities across the northeastern US ... The US government has issued air quality warnings across the Midwest and Northeast, telling people to limit time spent outdoors ... John F ... ....
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Holy smokes! How this smog came all the way from Canada

Wtop 08 Jun 2023
Haze blankets over monuments on the National Mall in Washington, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, as seen from Arlington, Va ... (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) ... Dickerson said the dry weather in much of the Northeast “exacerbates the problem.”. “If it rained, in Quebec, or even between Quebec and us, you wouldn’t see this kind of a haze layer,” Dickerson said.
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In US, millions breathing hazardous air as smoke from Canadian wildfires cross borders

Indian Express 08 Jun 2023
Smoke from Canadian wildfires poured into the US East Coast and Midwest Wednesday, covering the capitals of both nations in an unhealthy haze, holding up flights at major airports, postponing Major League Baseball games and prompting people to fish out pandemic-era face masks.
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Millions breathing hazardous air as smoke from Canadian wildfires streams south over US

Arab News 08 Jun 2023
Smoke from Canadian wildfires poured into the US East Coast and Midwest on Wednesday, covering the capitals of both nations in an unhealthy haze, holding up flights at major airports, postponing Major League Baseball games and prompting people to fish out pandemic-era face masks.

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