As wildfires continue to blaze across Canada, many parts of the United States — including North Texas — are feeling the effects of smoky skies. Air quality in...
A man talks on his phone as he looks through the haze at the George Washington Bridge from Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Wednesday, June 7, 2023. Intense Canadian wildfires are blanketing the northeastern U.S. in a dystopian haze, turning the air acrid, the sky yellowish gray and prompting warnings for vulnerable populations to stay inside. Air quality forecasts are determined by a variety of factors, including the concentration of particles, such as ash, carried in wildfire smoke.
Levels of particle pollutants that can harm the human respiratory tract are at 72, on a scale of 1-500, in Dallas — meaning air quality levels Wednesday are unhealthy but not hazardous for high-risk populations, according the Environmental Protection Agency.such as coughing and wheezing, as well as asthma attacks or strokes in extreme cases.
People at an higher sensitivity risk for particle pollution typically include older adults, teenagers, children and people with lung or heart disease.
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