Current:Home > NewsWhere poor air quality is expected in the US this week -FundSphere
Where poor air quality is expected in the US this week
View
Date:2025-04-25 10:55:51
A large portion of the Northeast will experience poor air quality in the coming days due to wildfires burning in Canada, forecasts show.
MORE: Heavy smoke blanketing San Francisco Bay Area
Plumes of smoke from wildfires burning south of James Bay in Canada will push into the Northeast beginning Sunday night and will linger into Tuesday, hazing the sky and decreasing air quality.
Late Sunday evening, heavy smoke is expected to cross the border and filter into Burlington, Vermont, and surrounding areas.
Heavy will smoke will have reached Albany, New York, by 7 a.m. Monday.
New York City will begin to see medium to heavy smoke by 6 p.m. on Monday.
Some of the smoke may linger into Tuesday.
MORE: New app will allow New Yorkers to avoid commuting through the poorest air quality
The smoke event is not expected to be as severe as the event in June that darkened the New York City skyline with an ominous orange haze and caused the number of emergency room visits to skyrocket.
Canada has experienced a record-breaking wildfire season, causing several instances in which the smoke decreased air quality in the U.S.
MORE: Wildfires in recent years have reversed some of the progress made in eliminating air pollution, new study suggests
veryGood! (8)
Related
- Where will Elmo go? HBO moves away from 'Sesame Street'
- College football Week 4: Ranking the seven best matchups for ideal weekend watching
- Brother of mom accused of killing husband before writing book on grief speaks out
- World's oldest wooden structure defies Stone-Age stereotypes
- Nearly 400 USAID contract employees laid off in wake of Trump's 'stop work' order
- US pledges $100M to back proposed Kenyan-led multinational force to Haiti
- Fired Black TikTok workers allege culture of discrimination in civil rights complaint
- Who’s Bob Menendez? New Jersey’s senator charged with corruption has survived politically for years
- Rylee Arnold Shares a Long
- Lawmakers author proposal to try to cut food waste in half by 2030
Ranking
- House passes bill to add 66 new federal judgeships, but prospects murky after Biden veto threat
- Joe Jonas Returns to the Stage After Sophie Turner’s Lawsuit Filing
- World's oldest wooden structure defies Stone-Age stereotypes
- Dwyane Wade Reflects on Moment He Told Gabrielle Union He Was Having a Baby With Another Woman
- Jorge Ramos reveals his final day with 'Noticiero Univision': 'It's been quite a ride'
- Targeted strikes may spread to other states and cities as midday deadline set by auto workers nears
- Sophie Turner Reunites With Taylor Swift for a Girls' Night Out After Joe Jonas Lawsuit
- Black teens learn to fly and aim for careers in aviation in the footsteps of Tuskegee Airmen
Recommendation
Paula Abdul settles lawsuit with former 'So You Think You Can Dance' co
New Mexico deputy sheriff kidnapped and sexually assaulted woman, feds say
Lawmakers author proposal to try to cut food waste in half by 2030
The fight over Arizona’s shipping container border wall ends with dismissal of federal lawsuits
Sarah J. Maas books explained: How to read 'ACOTAR,' 'Throne of Glass' in order.
New electrical blue tarantula species found in Thailand: Enchanting phenomenon
A tale of two teams: Taliban send all-male team to Asian Games but Afghan women come from outside
Public bus kills a 9-year-old girl and critically injures a woman crossing busy Vegas road