The Northeast Is Being Blanketed in Canadian Wildfire Smoke
Smoke from Canadian wildfires is causing hazardous air quality across the U.S. Midwest and Northeast. Health officials are warning residents to limit outdoor exposure due to high levels of fine particulate matter.
Why it matters
Climate-driven environmental events pose immediate public health risks and highlight the regional impact of wildfire smoke.
Smoke from devastating wildfires in Canada is blanketing a large swath of the Midwest and Northeast this week, causing cities across the region to issue air quality warnings.
The extreme levels of smoke mean that even able-bodied adults would be wise to take some precautions to protect their health. The increasing severity of wildfires across the continent—driven in part to climate change—means that even places where blazes aren’t burning will still suffer with the impacts.
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