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BeckyDem

(8,361 posts) Wed Jun 7, 2023, 02:57 PM Jun 2023

Air quality live updates: New York City has the worst air in the world as smoke from Canadian [View all]

Air quality live updates: New York City has the worst air in the world as smoke from Canadian wildfires rolls in

NYC ranked first among major cities for the worst air quality worldwide today, according to IQAir, a Swiss air monitoring company.

Updated June 7, 2023, 3:42 PM EDT
By NBC News
The smoke from ferocious Canadian wildfires cast a sickly pall over much of the eastern United States today, worsening air quality for millions of people.

About 98 million people in parts of 18 states from New Hampshire to South Carolina were under air quality alerts this morning for both wildfire smoke and ozone.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/unhealthy-air-quality-canada-wildfires-live-updates-rcna88092

( Be careful out there, it is not good. )

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Air quality live updates: New York City has the worst air in the world as smoke from Canadian [View all] BeckyDem Jun 2023 OP

Lower Manhattan via @Earthcam at 3:00pm. zuul Jun 2023 #1

George Washington Bridge in New York City zuul Jun 2023 #2

Holy cow! BeckyDem Jun 2023 #3

Creepy outside Freddie Jun 2023 #4

Yes, you can smell it, the lack of rain is not helping. BeckyDem Jun 2023 #5

Timelapse of smoke overtaking New York City today. Nevilledog Jun 2023 #6

Wow! Spazito Jun 2023 #7

Like a horror movie. BeckyDem Jun 2023 #9

Baseball game cancelled//hubs says. Demsrule86 Jun 2023 #8