Smoke from wildfires in Canada covered much of the eastern, central and southeastern United States on Monday evening, turning many parts of the United States glowing red.
With a series of wildfires raging across Canada, you don’t need a map to know if thick smoke from Canada is affecting your home, but you do. generated New Hampshire, North Carolina, parts of Tennessee and Alabama are among the worst hit so far, according to ABC News. Twenty different states have issued air pollution warnings, with Billings, Montana, Cleveland, Ohio, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania having the worst conditions to date.
National Weather Service Chicago Team tweeted Early Sunday morning, “a haze from wildfire smoke will continue in our area until Monday, resulting in poor air quality and potentially unhealthy for sensitive groups.” If you have a respiratory illness, limit prolonged outdoor activity.” Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Said Vulnerable people in his city have been asked to “avoid strenuous activity and limit time spent outdoors.”
Smoke from the Canadian wildfires in the upper atmosphere will disperse and move from much of Alabama by Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/joMf23w2hZ
— James Spann (@spann) July 18, 2023
A Raleigh, N.C., local resident told The Daily Caller he felt fatigue, discharge and itchy eyes as the sky remained dull gray. Smoke also blocks valuable vitamin D, which is an essential part of our internal well-being and health generation.
Distributed by New York and New Jersey officials mask Smoke broke out at the Port Authority’s bus terminal on Monday, and forecasts say the smoke in the area will begin to clear by Tuesday evening. (Related: Wildfire smoke could last into September in US, officials warn)
Red flag warnings have also been issued for parts of Washington, Oregon and Colorado, with the three states on high alert for a possible wildfire onslaught through the remainder of the summer, ABC reported.