NEW YORK — Smoke from Canadian wildfires is causing hazy skies and unhealthy conditions across a large swath of the eastern United States in what officials have called an unprecedented event.
Those outdoors in New York City on Wednesday couldn't help but take notice of the strong campfire smell and eerily orange skies.
New York City is experiencing the worst air quality since the 1960s due to the wildfires, officials said. The Air Quality Index hit 484 on a scale of 500 Wednesday evening; anything above 300 is considered hazardous. In Baltimore, Tea Williams, who also has asthma, put on a mask due to the smoky conditions in the city.
"I woke up this morning and went outside, and it was very strange," Molly Hickey told Rochester ABC affiliate WHAM-TV on Tuesday."I actually checked the weather to see if it was about to rain, and then it smelled like our neighbors might be having a campfire and just sort of an eerie feeling."
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