THURSDAY, June 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For the second time this month, massive plumes of smoke from hundreds of runaway Canadian wildfires are polluting much of America’s air.
Major U.S. cities currently experiencing poor air quality include St. Louis, Milwaukee, Cincinnati and Chicago, while entire states have also issued air quality warnings National Weather Service. These are Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, New York and Wisconsin. Warnings are also in place for parts of Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Air quality in the cities of Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh and Davenport, Iowa was reported to be in the “very unhealthy” range airnow.gov.
According to an analysis by the National Weather Service, poor air quality affects between 80 and 120 million people CNN. In some places, residents have been asked to stay indoors and turn on the air conditioning or wear N95 masks if they have to go outside, it said CNN.
Smoke levels over New York City could increase Thursday. CNN reported. City police and fire departments planned to distribute masks, Mayor Eric Adams said. Levels across the state were expected to be higher than in the city.
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