Wildfire smoke in NYC makes the city’s air quality ranked as the worst in the world
This week, a strikingly orange haze has descended upon New York City, bringing with it pollution levels surpassing those of all other major global cities. This phenomenon stems from the copious smoke produced by hundreds of wildfires ablaze in distant Canadian regions, with conditions predicted to persist across the Northeast throughout the weekend. Each of New York’s five boroughs has been put under an Air Quality Health Advisory due to prevailing wind currents driving the …