A gray veil with a smoky taste has been covering New York and parts of the eastern United States and Canada since last night. A phenomenon caused by fires in the west of the two countries. The New York State Environmental Protection Services then issued an air quality alert for the day.
A systematic reaction as soon as fine particle concentration rate greater than 35 micrograms per cubic meter.
According to a specialist in these services, it is not uncommon for smoke from fires from the west to reach the New York area, but they usually remain high enough in the atmosphere not to affect the quality of the air. air. The smoke is lower than usual this time around, he says.
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Heads up! An Air Quality Alert has been issued for all of Central New York today. This means that because of the amount of air pollution, it is unhealthy for sensitive groups. Don’t spend long periods of time outdoors or do any strenuous exercise. pic.twitter.com/iZTTWFSj9s
– Violet Scibior (@VScibior) July 20, 2021
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This obstruction was to disappear on Wednesday, however, with the expected arrival of a cold front in the New York region, according to a spokesperson for the National Weather Service, the US national weather service.
Forest fires in the western USA and Canada are the cause of the current air pollution (fine dust) in New York! In China, Germany, Austria and other places in Asia, cloudbursts flood entire regions, and from now on this will happen more frequently and more intensely. pic.twitter.com/ZohEmv90Q5
— Th. Horn (@UncleTom1954) July 21, 2021
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Several large fires have ravaged the western United States in recent days – notably in California, Nevada and Oregon, where the dangerous Bootleg Fire is raging – even though the fire season has only just begun. In Canada, more than 2,000 people have been evacuated in recent days in the country’s most populous province, Ontario, and more than 200 fires were active in this province and neighboring Manitoba, according to figures released by authorities. this Tuesday July 20.
I thought it was intense pollution today that was creating this unusual fog in NY, but it’s actually smoke from fires from the west coast! https://t.co/Unos8We1xR
– Maxime Bourdeau (@MaximeBourdeau) July 21, 2021
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