New York just can’t catch its breath.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.Last week, smoke from a massive fire in the Canadian province of Nova Scotiafrom New York City to Washington, D.C. Now, the smoke is coming from Quebec, where more than 100 wildfires are still burning, affecting the city’s air quality.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued air quality health alerts for the Adirondacks, Eastern Lake Ontario, Central New York and Western New York Monday from 10 a.m. through 11:59 p.m. due to concerns about levels of fine particulate matter in the air due to the smoke. Officials said the smoke was expected to reach the downstate area, including New York City, late Monday evening, with impacts expected to continue through tomorrow, DEC spokesperson Lori Severino told Gothamist.
Air quality in the New York City region has ebbed and flowed since the Canadian wildfires began last week.Twitter account, said air quality levels Monday night and into Tuesday are expected to get worse as the smoke overhead mixes down close to the surface — but they will not be as bad as last week. “It could be pretty hazy out there, and the smoke could be pretty noticeable on Tuesday afternoon and evening,” Homenuk said. “But for [Monday night], I think it's mostly elevated, [Tuesday] morning it's mostly elevated. It's really Tuesday afternoon for a period of time, for a couple hours that it could mix down, close to the surface and be really noticeable as it comes through.”
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