July 22, 2023 / By mobanmarket
LONG ISLAND, NY — Long Island’s skies could yet again be filled with thick smoke from Canadian wildfires this week, Gov. Kathy Hochul warned.
Smoke is expected to drift across much of the state Wednesday and blanket the city by Thursday, she said.
“Over the next 48 hours, we’re anticipating the smoke and haze to come all across the state,” she said Tuesday afternoon.
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More than 300 wildfires are burning in Canada, spewing out smoke that state environmental officials warn will drift over New York and likely push its air quality to unhealthy levels.
An air quality index of 50 or below is considered safe.
Joe Pollina, meteorologist with the National Weather Service, told Patch that the organization expects the air quality to deteriorate Wednesday, but more into Thursday on Long Island.
“I don’t think we’re expecting it to be as bad as previous events earlier in the month,” he said. “But there’s a lot of uncertainty.”
Hochul urged New Yorkers this week to track air quality and be prepared to wear masks again.
An interactive forecast by the Weather Forecast Research Team at the University of British Columbia, which tracks wild land fire weather in Canada, found smoke particles will thicken over the New York City region by 7 a.m. Wednesday.
More information about New York State Air Quality forecast is available here.
To check your location’s current air quality, visit here: airnow.gov.
The AQI scale is as follows:
Organizations who run outdoor activities or have outdoor workforces should begin planning now for potential changes to activity on Wednesday, June 28.
The New York State Department of Health is advising precautions as necessary. Steps for individuals to take to reduce risk, include:
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