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New York City’s air was more polluted than all but two of the world’s major cities Wednesday as thick smoke from wildfires burning hundreds of miles away in Canada was set to continue to choke much of the Northeast through the weekend.
An ominous orange haze crept over the city for a second day as all five boroughs were placed under an Air Quality Health Advisory until Thursday morning due to wind patterns pushing smoke south from over 150 forest fires in Quebec — 110 of which have been deemed out of control.
NYC air pollution is the world’s worst as smoke from Canadian wildfires set to linger
New York City had the world’s worst air pollution Wednesday afternoon as smoke from Canadian wildfires is expected to linger through the weekend.
nypost.com
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