Intense Canadian wildfires are blanketing the northeastern U.S. in a dystopian haze, turning the air acrid, the sky yellowish gray and prompting warnings for vulnerable populations to stay inside.
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In the Delaware Valley, a Code Orange has been issued, which means a concentration of thess air pollutants is unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sal and Lilly Murphy, of Brooklyn, likened the burning scent to a campfire. They said they could even smell the smoke indoors, in a Manhattan restaurant, then walked outside and saw a sky that looked like it was about to storm — but was rainless. Lilly wore a mask for protection.Smoke from the fires has wafted through northeast U.S. states for weeks now, but it’s only recently been noticeable in most places.
The Quebec-area fires are big and relatively close, about 500 to 600 miles away from Rhode Island. And theywhich resulted in a short-lived air quality alert on May 30, Austin said. Trent Ford, the state climatologist in Illinois, said the atmospheric conditions in the upper Midwest creating dry, warm weather made it possible for small particulates to travel hundreds of miles from the Canadian wildfires and linger for days.WHO SHOULD BE CAREFUL?The air quality alerts caution "sensitive groups," a big category that includes children, older adults, and people with lung diseases, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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