With wildfires raging out of control across Canada, experts warn the United States may be facing a summer of intense heat and hazardous smoke. But just how dangerous is this smoke to our health, and when should we be masking up outdoors? “If you are healthy, you’re usually not at major risk from short-term exposure…

With wildfires raging out of control across Canada, experts warn the United States may be facing a summer of intense heat and hazardous smoke. But just how dangerous is this smoke to our health, and when should we be masking up outdoors? “If you are healthy, you’re usually not at major risk from short-term exposure…

In a top 100 ranking of poor air quality and pollution in cities around the world, Toronto ranked sixth place for unhealthy air Wednesday. The IQ Air Quality Index produces a daily live, major city ranking, and on June 28 at 7 p.m. ET, Toronto took one of the top spots on the list, with…

Smoke from Canadian wildfires is blanketing cities in the United States, with air quality warnings in effect across the Midwest and toward the East Coast as hundreds of fires rage out of control north of the border. The Detroit area woke up on Wednesday to some of the worst air quality in the United States…

Chicago recorded the worst air quality in the world on June 27, triggered by continuing Canadian wildfires, and officials are warning about the health implications posed by the concerning air quality across the U.S. Midwest. The Air Quality Index in Chicago reached 195 on June 27, according to Swiss air technology company IQAir. Detroit was second at 171,…

Officials have warned of the health implications posed by the concerning air quality in Chicago after the U.S. state experienced the worst air quality in the world on June 27, triggered by the ongoing Canadian wildfires. The Air Quality Index in Chicago reached 195 on Tuesday, according to Swiss air technology company IQAir. Such a reading is considered…

New York Governor Kathy Hochul gives an update on air quality at 10:15 a.m. Et on June 8. …

New York City’s air quality dropped to the worst in the world on June 7, as smoke from ongoing Canadian wildfires drifted south. Millions of Americans across the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States are under air quality alerts. Former Vice President Mike Pence entered the 2024 presidential race with a video announcement released on Twitter….

New York City’s air quality dropped to the worst in the world on June 7, as smoke from ongoing Canadian wildfires drifted south. Millions of Americans across the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States are under air quality alerts. Former Vice President Mike Pence entered the 2024 presidential race with a video announcement released on Twitter….

Smoke from wildfires in northern Quebec and Ontario is blanketing big cities like Toronto and going as far south as New York. The smoky haze has triggered air quality statements in parts of southern Ontario and the United States. There are dozens of such statements stretching across southern Ontario. Environment Canada is warning that air…