Canadian wildfires are shrouding US cities in smoke and yellow haze. See the eerie photos.
Over 800 wildfires in Canada are causing severe air quality issues across North America, blanketing major cities like New York, Toronto, and Chicago in thick smoke. The event has prompted hazardous air quality alerts and obscured skylines throughout the Northeast and Midwest.
Why it matters
The increasing frequency and scale of wildfires highlight the growing impact of climate change on public health and urban air quality across international borders.
New York City is among the cities covered in smoke from Canadian wildfires. Gary Hershorn/Getty Images Over 800 wildfires are burning across Canada, polluting multiple cities with thick smoke. Winds carried the smoke southeast, causing air quality alerts due to unhealthy smoke levels. Toronto, New York City, Chicago, and Minneapolis are among the cities covered in the smoky haze. It's not an Instagram filter. The skies really are that yellow. Smoke from more than 800 active wildfires burning across Canada drifted hundreds of miles across North America this week, blanketing cities in a thick haze. Across the Northeast and Midwest, including New York City, Minneapolis, and Chicago, as well as Canadian cities such as Toronto, smoke obscured skylines and prompted air quality alerts ranging from "unhealthy" to "hazardous" on Thursday. Take a look at how the wildfire smoke is turning skies orange across the region.
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