New York Governor Kathy Hochul urged millions of Americans to stay indoors to avoid breathing hazardous air, as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted south, blanketing cities in a thick yellowish haze
NEW YORK, June 7 - Schools across the U.S. East Coast canceled outdoor activities, airline traffic slowed and millions of Americans were urged to stay indoors on Wednesday as smoke fromThe U.S. National Weather Service issued air quality alerts for virtually the entire Atlantic seaboard.
"It makes breathing difficult," Mohammed Abass said as he walked down Broadway in Manhattan. "I've been scheduled for a road test for driving, for my driving license today, and it was canceled." "It's so intense, you would think the wildfire was happening right across the river, not up in Canada," Ramirez said.
A Broadway matinee of "Prima Facie" was halted after 10 minutes when actress Jodie Comer had difficulty breathing due to poor air quality. The show was restarted with understudy Dani Arlington going on for Comer in the role of Tessa, a production spokesperson said in a statement.People wear protective masks as the Roosevelt Island Tram crosses the East River while haze and smoke from the Canadian wildfires shroud the Manhattan skyline, June 7, 2023.
Wildfire smoke has been linked with higher rates of heart attacks and strokes, increases in emergency room visits for asthma and other respiratory conditions, eye irritation, itchy skin and rashes, among other problems.
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