Canada Wildfires Blanket Northeast With Smog, Prompting Air-Quality Alerts 

A National Weather Service meteorologist says the wind trajectory that allowed smoke and hazy conditions to be seen at New York City could continue for the next few days.

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Buildings at Jersey City, New Jersey seen from Manhattan, June 6, 2023. AP/Patrick Sison

Intense Canadian wildfires are blanketing the northeastern United States in a dystopian haze, turning the air acrid, the sky yellowish gray and prompting warnings for vulnerable populations to stay inside.

The effects of hundreds of wildfires burning across the western provinces to Quebec could be felt as far away as New York City and New England, blotting out skylines and irritating throats.

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