Earlier this week, NY had the worst air quality of any major city in the world, according to air quality technology company IQAir. The flames causing this public health crisis are actually in Quebec. This extreme fire event and its long smoke trail indicate a much larger trend: Wildfires are getting worse, lasting longer, and occurring more frequently, primarily due to climate change. So, how can you stay safe in America’s smoke-filled future? Follow here for Vox's coverage.
Canada’s smoke blanketing the US is just the latest example of intensifying wildfires. New York City has had the worst air quality of any major city in the world for much of this week, according to air quality technology company IQAir. Now this smoke is spreading over other major cities, like …
8 things you should know about the number that measures bad air. It’s not enough to trust the senses to know when it’s a bad air day. Well before you can see or smell smoke, it can start wreaking havoc on the lungs. That haze you can see and smell on a particularly polluted day is made of ozone and …
4 basic questions about Canada’s wildfires, answered. East Coasters finally understand what it’s like to live in California. Earlier this week, a giant cloud of wildfire smoke from Canada wafted into New York City, Boston, and other eastern metropolises, engulfing skylines and putting millions of …
A new report finds that pollution from wildfires, heat, and drought is making it harder to improve air quality. Wildfires in Canada are causing widespread air quality issues across the eastern United States. Our story on how wildfires and heat are worsening air pollution, originally published on April …
The risks of massive wildfires are growing, but we have tools to curb them. It has been yet another breathtaking year for disasters. While Hurricane Ida drenched a path from New Orleans to New York, leaving flooding and power outages in its wake, wildfires forced thousands to evacuate and sent …
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From burning eyes to asthma attacks: Who’s at highest risk from air pollution? And when should you seek care? When wildfires send billows of smoke into the air for days on end, people even thousands of miles downwind often notice the change in air quality in their eyes and airways — and it’s a big …
