NEW YORK — (NEW YORK) -- The hundreds of wildfires burning in Canada are continuing to cause poor air quality conditions for millions of residents in the U.S.
On Thursday, the National Weather Service issued air quality alerts for at least 20 states from Minnesota and as far south as Georgia and Alabama. The unhealthy air quality alerts also extends to the Northeast including all of New York state and New Jersey.Cities such as Minneapolis, Chicago, Indianapolis, Atlanta and Pittsburgh will affected by smoke throughout the day, forecasts show.
An air quality alert was issued in New York as a precaution but the poor air quality is not expected to affect New York City. It will likely stay in western New York, Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, forecasts show. The smoke will begin to dissipate by Friday evening, with lingering effects on the East Coast from New York to the Carolinas, forecasts show. The unhealthy air quality will be mostly diminished by the weekend.
Chicago air quality hit the"very unhealthy" category on Tuesday afternoon as the Air Quality Index soared to 250. Any number over 100 is considered unhealthy for sensitive groups, and 250, or"Code Purple," is considered very unhealthy for all groups.
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