New footage of the George Washington Bridge connecting New York City and New Jersey enveloped in smoke due to Canadian wildfires.
Here’s a timelapse of New York’s skyline as it became engulfed in wildfire smoke and air quality dropped to hazardous levels today.
The New York City skyline was swept into an orange haze Wednesday, as air quality in the city—which canceled all outdoor activities for local schools—fell to “unhealthy” levels caused by smoke from hundreds of Canadian wildfires.
Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday the city was “taking precautions out of an abundance of caution” and recommended residents remain indoors “to the greatest extent possible.”
The city was briefly the most-polluted city in the world Wednesday, according to air quality tracker IQAir, though Detroit and Delhi, India, have since overtaken it.
The Environmental Protection Agency also warned of the city’s “unhealthy” air quality caused by fine particulate matter—a result of the wildfire smoke—suggesting residents shorten their time outdoors.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued its own air quality health advisory, warning short-term effects from the pollution could result in irritation to the eyes, nose and throat, in addition to coughing, sneezing, runny nose and shortness of breath.
This is the view from the The George Washington bridge running from Manhattan, New York to New Jersey.
– This is all stemming from Central Canada, where wildfires are burning in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec.
– In total there are 211 reported wildfires burning in these two provinces, with 145 of them considered “out of control”.
– These fires started because of unseasonable hot and dry conditions, and have already forced 10,000 residents to evacuate their homes in Quebec.
I think what this shows us is how fragile and interconnected the entire world really is environmentally.
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