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ORANGE SMOG COULD BLANKET NEW YORK AGAIN THURSDAY AS CANADIAN WILDFIRES RAGE ON

By Isabel Keane

June 15, 2023 | 8:10am

New York could be cloaked with a second wave of thick orange smoke Thursday, as
hundreds of out-of-control wildfires ravage parts of Canada.


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The smog may make a return Thursday into Friday in the Big Apple, as well as
other parts of the East Coast, meteorologists said — but it won’t be as bad as
the apocalyptic scenes of last week.

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“The big takeaway is that it will be nowhere near as bad,” Fox Forecast Center
Meteorologist Brian Mastro told The Post Thursday. 

“Air quality will still worsen a little bit. But last week, we reached low into
the four hundreds got into the hazardous levels of air quality was the worst air
quality in New York City’s history. We won’t be getting that again,” he added.

“We’re not going to see the apocalyptic, orange sky.”

New York City experienced its worst Air Quality Index (AQI) rating on record
last Wednesday as winds pushed heavy wildfire smoke south, blanketing the city
in a dystopian orange smog. 

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The smoke making the sky appear orange above Times Square.REUTERS

Parts of the region reached “very unhealthy” levels, according to the
Environmental Protection Agency’s index.

At its peak in the afternoon, the AQI for the city reached 405 out of 500 — far
worse than New Delhi’s 190, and the normal index of 100 for New York. 

Forecasters say the smoke haze could hand around through Friday.

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NYC’s air quality still ranks among the worst in the world as of
Thursday.ZUMAPRESS.com

“We could still see some haze returning tomorrow. And we could still see air
quality worse a little bit, but not to the hazardous levels — just potentially
to the unhealthy levels,” Mastro said. 

Some precautions may be necessary for some New Yorkers, especially those in
at-risk health groups, the meteorologist added. 

Scattered showers are expected to hit the tri-state area Saturday before
clearing for Father’s Day on Sunday, which is expected to be warmer and
partially cloudy.

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Thick smog will push into the northern portion of the US Thursday before the
weather pattern takes a turn to head southeast. FoxWeather Hundreds of
out-of-control wildfires continue to ravage parts of Canada.ZUMAPRESS.com
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Threats of a smokey haze persist as Canada continues to have one of its
worst wildfire seasons, with more than 400 fires pushing smoke south and into
the US, creating major air quality concerns.

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Extreme wildfire activity, with over half of the fires considered out of
control, will continue to push the thick smog into the northern portion of the
US Thursday before the weather pattern takes a turn to head southeast.

Satellite images shared on Twitter by Fox 5 Evening Meteorologist Mike
Thomas show the smoke will likely enter through the Midwest Thursday morning
before swooping down and heading toward the South and East Coast later Thursday
through Friday.

As the smoke leaves the Dakotas and Minnesota on Thursday, Fox forecasters say
it may swing back and enter the Great Lakes and Northeast regions by Friday.


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