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The New York Daily News reports:
Canadian wildfires have created dangerous air quality conditions in New York City as an orange sun and smoggy cloud layer descended on the Big Apple Tuesday. The New York Department of Environmental Conservation issued an air quality health advisory for all boroughs as well as surrounding suburbs.
The state’s Department of Health recommends that “individuals consider limiting strenuous outdoor physical activity to reduce the risk of adverse health effects.” Fires in Quebec and Nova Scotia are to blame for the dangerous air.
The National Weather Service calls for widespread haze and patchy smoke over New York City on Tuesday night, with the possibility of air quality being affected through the week. Mayor Adams announced late Tuesday that all outside activities at NYC public schools would be canceled Wednesday.
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.@NYSDEC has issued a health advisory for today, as smoke from wildfires in Canada is impacting NYC’s air. Limit outdoor activity. People with heart or breathing problems and children and older adults may be especially sensitive. See real-time air quality: https://t.co/HY3wuPBkoC pic.twitter.com/26jFgKW7Uu
— City of New York (@nycgov) June 7, 2023
Schools will be open today.
We urge everyone to reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors.
All NYC Public Schools will be canceling all outdoor activities today.
— NYC Public Schools (@NYCSchools) June 7, 2023
Normally the Empire State Building would be right in the middle of this view. Invisible now because of smoke from Canadian fires.
Please be aware that @NYSDEC has an air quality warning in effect through tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/mIXXeiEBck
— Mark D. Levine (@MarkLevineNYC) June 6, 2023
? ? PICKET UPDATE for Wednesday June 7 ? ?
Out of an abundance of caution in light of the forecasted air quality alerts for the NYC metro area, we will be CANCELLING all pickets scheduled for Wednesday, June 7.
Take care of yourselves!#WGAStrike #WGAStrong pic.twitter.com/vglo75PteY
— Writers Guild of America, East (@WGAEast) June 7, 2023
By Tuesday evening, New York City had the poorest air quality of all the world’s major cities. https://t.co/pfInYpuomE
— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) June 7, 2023