{"id":175424,"date":"2023-06-07T13:37:39","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T17:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=175424"},"modified":"2023-06-07T13:37:39","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T17:37:39","slug":"canadian-wildfires-blanket-nyc-in-hazardous-smoke-worsening-air-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/canadian-wildfires-blanket-nyc-in-hazardous-smoke-worsening-air-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Wildfires Blanket NYC in Hazardous Smoke, Worsening Air Quality"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-3250423278\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-756149860\" class=\"antig-before-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicalbenefitsscheme\" aria-label=\"ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:341\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p>New York City\u2019s air\u00a0was more polluted than all but two of the world\u2019s major cities Wednesday as thick smoke from wildfires burning hundreds of miles away in Canada was set to continue to choke much of the Northeast through the weekend.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1566816866\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_Red-&#038;-Reddy_Web_1000x250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>An ominous orange haze crept over the city for a second day as all five boroughs were placed under an Air Quality Health Advisory until Thursday morning due to wind patterns pushing smoke south from over 150 forest fires in Quebec \u2014 110 of which have been deemed out of control.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnhealthy\u201d air and smoky conditions are expected to linger over the five boroughs until Sunday, as\u00a0Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday urged New Yorkers\u00a0with heart or breathing issues to \u201climit \u2026 outdoor activities to the absolute necessities.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"antig-1853297427\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-1706410877\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_Red-&#038;-Reddy_Web_1000x250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>By Wednesday afternoon,\u00a0only New Delhi, India, and Dhaka, Bangladesh, had worse air than the city,\u00a0according to the website IQair,\u00a0which tracks pollution levels.<\/p><div id=\"antig-960728907\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:450\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:675\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:842\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll be in this same kind of weather pattern through today, and tomorrow as well,\u201d Fox Weather meteorologist Stephen McCloud told The Post. \u201cBy Sunday night we should start to see improvement as a new storm system from the west approaches and starts to move this storm system out.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_27382405\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27382405\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27382405\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/NYC-smog.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"New York City\u2019s air was more polluted than most of the world\u2019s major cities as thick smoke from Canadian wildfires burning hundreds of miles away is set to continue through the weekend. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-modal-image=\"27382405\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27382405\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New York City\u2019s air was more polluted than most of the world\u2019s major cities as thick smoke from Canadian wildfires burning hundreds of miles away is set to continue through the weekend. Twitter\/EarthCam<\/figcaption><\/figure><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger \" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"27379649\"><\/button><\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_27379649\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27379649\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27379649\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/NYPICHPDPICT000012301723.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"People brave the smoke while attending a morning yoga class on The Edge observation deck overlooking Manhattan.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"699\" data-modal-image=\"27379649\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27379649\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">People brave the smoke while attending a morning yoga class on The Edge observation deck overlooking Manhattan. JUSTIN LANE\/EPA-EFE\/Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger \" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"27380250\"><\/button><\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_27380250\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27380250\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27380250\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/NYPICHPDPICT000012305528.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Satellite view shows Canadian wildfires smoke coverage over New York and Pennsylvania. 10am EST Wednesday, June 7th, 2023.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-modal-image=\"27380250\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27380250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A satellite view shows Canadian wildfire smoke in New York and Pennsylvania at 10 a.m. ET June 7, 2023. NOAA<\/figcaption><\/figure><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOnce that storm system from the west starts to come in, it\u2019s going to change the wind direction. Once the wind direction changes, the smoke will not be able to come down into parts of the Northeast and mid-Atlantic,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>New York City\u2019s air quality index\u00a0 \u2014 which measures pollution from 0 to 500, with higher numbers being\u00a0 worse\u00a0\u2014\u00a0improved incrementally Wednesday morning, dropping from 164 to 158\u00a0within a few hours, according to IQair.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2031912880\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>It was on par with Toronto, Canada, which also suffered from a haze of southern-drifting wildfire smoke.<\/p>\n<p>But factors such as wind speed and direction could cause the smog to thicken in the Big Apple later in the day, officials warned.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3089239612\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chtamarketplace.com\/\" aria-label=\"Social FaceBook Cover Desk_Mobile\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:711\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:711\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:111\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:379\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:285\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:569\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:711\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Social-FaceBook-Cover-Desk_Mobile-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"949\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_27378943\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27378943\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27378943\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/NYPICHPDPICT000012300369.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"smokey nyc\" width=\"1024\" height=\"649\" data-modal-image=\"27378943\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27378943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Smoky conditions stemming from wildfires in eastern Canada are expected to persist through Sunday. Corbis News via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger \" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"27379661\"><\/button><\/p><div id=\"antig-1060159206\" class=\"antig-content_6 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_27379661\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27379661\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27379661\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/NYPICHPDPICT000012301721.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The haze covers Manhattan.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"659\" data-modal-image=\"27379661\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27379661\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The haze covers Manhattan. JUSTIN LANE\/EPA-EFE\/Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure><figcaption><\/figcaption><figure id=\"attachment_27378927\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27378927\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27378927\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/NYPICHPDPICT000012300490.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"weather map\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-modal-image=\"27378927\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27378927\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The air quality in New York City has been deemed \u201cunhealthy\u201d as of Wednesday morning. FOX Weather<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_27378937\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27378937\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27378937\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/NYPICHPDPICT000012297082.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"weather\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-modal-image=\"27378937\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27378937\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New York City ranked No. 3 on a list of the world\u2019s worst air pollution Wednesday morning. AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger \" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"27380252\"><\/button><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_27380252\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27380252\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27380252\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/NYPICHPDPICT000012305548.png?w=1024\" alt=\"Satellite view shows weather coverage over the USA. 10am EST Wednesday, June 7th, 2023.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-modal-image=\"27380252\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27380252\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A satellite view shows the US at 10 a.m. ET June 7, 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhile conditions are anticipated to temporarily improve later tonight through tomorrow morning, they are expected to deteriorate further tomorrow afternoon and evening,\u201d Adams said in a Tuesday evening statement.<\/p>\n<p>At 10 p.m. Tuesday, air quality in parts of the Big Apple had reached a \u201cvery unhealthy\u201d level, according to the Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s index, and the air quality in the five boroughs was the poorest of any major city in the world, according to IQ Air.<\/p>\n<p>Even as New York City sits under a dystopian fog, the worst of the situation is being reported in Pennsylvania and Delaware, according to McCloud.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe upper-level winds are bringing smoke into the Northeast and mid-Atlantic states. That\u2019s why we\u2019re seeing so much smoke. While the fires are occurring in Quebec and Ontario, that smoke is all just coming straight down,\u201d McCloud said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_27378941\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27378941\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27378941\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/NYPICHPDPICT000012300373.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"smokey nyc\" width=\"1024\" height=\"665\" data-modal-image=\"27378941\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27378941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor Eric Adams urged New Yorkers with heart or breathing issues to \u201climit your outdoor activities to the absolute necessities.\u201d Corbis News via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger \" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"27379665\"><\/button><\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_27379665\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27379665\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27379665\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/NYPICHPDPICT000012301717.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"An air quality alert was issued for the whole of New York City as a result of the smoke.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"606\" data-modal-image=\"27379665\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27379665\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An air quality alert was issued for the whole of New York City as a result of the smoke. JUSTIN LANE\/EPA-EFE\/Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figure>\n<p>The most recent fires near Quebec have been burning for several days, the most intense of which has caused the province\u2019s largest town to issue an evacuation order. The blazes have been exacerbated by \u201cextremely dry\u201d conditions and warm temperatures.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, smoke and haze from fires as far as\u00a0British Columbia\u00a0and\u00a0Nova Scotia\u00a0have moved downstream into the city since late May, though the recent influx of smoke from Quebec was far more severe than in previous weeks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_27378926\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27378926\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27378926\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/NYPICHPDPICT000012300489.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"map\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-modal-image=\"27378926\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27378926\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Smoke has been moving downstream for weeks, though it only recently became noticeable. FOX Weather<\/figcaption><\/figure><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_27378933\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27378933\" style=\"width: 734px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27378933\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/NYPICHPDPICT000012300368.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"smokey nyc\" width=\"734\" height=\"482\" data-modal-image=\"27378933\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27378933\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hundreds of fires across Canada have sent smoke south into much of the US. Corbis News via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fires in Canada have charred a combined area that is larger than Maryland and displaced tens of thousands of people, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian capital of Ottawa, which neighbors Quebec, had an air quality in category 10+ on Tuesday, the worst level on Environment Canada\u2019s Air Quality Health Index, indicating \u201cvery high risk.\u201d Ottawa was not included on the list of cities measured by IQair.<\/p>\n<p>A code red warning was in effect in parts of upstate New York near Canada, meaning even people without health conditions may be at risk from the smoke.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_27378931\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27378931\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27378931\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/NYPICHPDPICT000012299028-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"weather\" width=\"1024\" height=\"653\" data-modal-image=\"27378931\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27378931\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New Yorkers have been encouraged to limit their time outdoors. REUTERS<\/figcaption><\/figure><figcaption>\n<\/figcaption><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger \" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"27379669\"><\/button><\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_27379669\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27379669\" style=\"width: 703px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-27379669\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/NYPICHPDPICT000012301719.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Haze caused by smoke from wildfires burning in Canada hangs over Manhattan.\" width=\"703\" height=\"389\" data-modal-image=\"27379669\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27379669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Haze caused by smoke from wildfires burning in Canada hangs over Manhattan. JUSTIN LANE\/EPA-EFE\/Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/figure>\n<p>New York state is recommending that residents consider\u00a0limiting strenuous outdoor physical activity to reduce the risk of adverse health effects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose who are sensitive to air quality or may suffer from allergies, asthmatic folks, may have more health problems than those who do not,\u201d McCloud said, adding that New Yorkers should limit their time outside, if possible.<\/p>\n<div class=\"comments-inline-cta\" data-comment-count=\"\" data-prompt=\"What do you think?\"><button class=\"social-icons__icon social-icons__icon--comments social-icons__icon--comments--has-count social-icons__icon--comments--inline\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Post a comment.\"><span class=\"social-icons__icon--comments__count\">254<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<p>\u201cTrying to limit your time outside so that you\u2019re not breathing in all this smoke. 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