Canadian wildfire smoke spreads across a third of United States
Canadian wildfire smoke spreads across a third of United States
Canadian wildfire smoke spreads across a third of United States
Author: Al Jazeera
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Published on: 04/06/2025 | 00:00:00
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Smoke from wildfires burning in three Canadian provinces has covered about a third of the United States, forecasters say. Alerts were issued on Tuesday for parts of Canada and the neighbouring US. The haze stretched from the Dakotas through the Ohio Valley, into the Northeast and as far south as Georgia. Williamstown, Massachusetts, near the state’s borders with Vermont and New York registered a “very unhealthy” reading of 228, according to IQAir, a website that monitors air quality around the world. An air quality rating of below 50 is considered to be “good” and readings between 100 and 300 are deemed “unhealthy”. New York City’s standing at 56 on Wednesday morning and Washington’s registering at 55.
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