Smoke from Canadian wildfires pours into the US East Coast and Midwest, covering the capitals of both nations in an unhealthy haze.
abc.net.au/news/canadian-wildfire-smoke-spreads-hazardous-haze/102453628Smoke from Canadian wildfires has poured into the US East Coast and Midwest on Wednesday, covering the capitals of both nations in an unhealthy haze, holding up flights at major airports and prompting people to fish out pandemic-era face masks.
"I can taste the air," Dr Ken Strumpf said in a Facebook post from Syracuse, New York, which was enveloped in an amber pall.Canadian officials say this is shaping up to be the nation's worst wildfire season ever. "The smoke was insane yesterday. I had to close my window because the fresh air just smelled like campfire," said Zachary Kamel, 36, of Montreal.Quebec Premier François Legault said the province has the capacity to fight about 40 fires at the moment — and the usual reinforcements from other provinces have been strained by fires in Nova Scotia and elsewhere.
The Federal Aviation Administration temporarily held up flights at LaGuardia and Newark airports for weather and low visibility and said smoke was contributing to delayed arrivals at Dulles International Airport outside Washington.
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