A runner in New York couldn't train on Wednesday as she prepares for the Chicago Marathon.
– The dangerous air alert for much of the northeast and even parts of the Chicago area caused the closure of schools, the grounding of planes, and theThere has been a haze overhead in Chicago and other parts of the region the past couple of days, but nothing like . The wildfire smoke has delayed and even canceled some flights at both of Chicago's airports.
"I was planning on running outside but I live on Long Island in New York and it is, let me show you the window. That's what's going on," said Tesla Carrasquillo in a TikTok. A time lapse video taken from the World Trade Center shows just how quickly the air quality diminished. Millions are under air quality alerts as wildfire smoke from Canada continues to blanket parts of the U.S., including northwest Indiana.
Tesla added,"I have asthma. So it was a little hard on me. I can't imagine people who have really hard respiratory issues."
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