More than 120 million Americans were under air quality alerts on Wednesday that stretched over 1,000 miles from Iowa to Massachusetts and down through the Carolinas and Georgia.
A northerly to northwesterly flow over dozens of wildfires in southern Canada will help to usher in smoke over the Northeast and Great Lakes on Thursday, with health alerts already in effect for many communities.
Some of the poorest Air Quality Index readings were in Northeast Ohio, where several communities reported an AQI value above 300. If visibilities are reduced enough, air traffic control towers can change operations to allow more space between aircraft, leading to delays. Observation sites in the NYC metro reported an AQI of around 405 in June, setting a new modern record for the poorest air. emergency cell phone alerts would be sent out once a community sees an extended AQI reading of at least 200.
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