Smoke from wildfires raging in Canada drifted into the D.C. region on Wednesday, sending people inside as doctors warn poor air quality could inflame chronic health issues.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires that reached the D.C. area this week grounded Little League games, canceled school recess and prompted the National Zoo to move a vulnerable 2-week-old baby gorilla inside on Wednesday.A thick haze cast an orange glow over otherwise clear skies, triggering a rare Code Red air quality alert and reducing visibility to two miles at times.
“I should be inside,” said Kim Wilds, who has a rare lung disease. “I just choose to be out in the world.” The mid-Atlantic is less accustomed to managing the consequences of wildfires than places like California or Colorado, where activity is more common, Magzamen said.“It’s an emergency what’s going on right now,” she said. “We don’t think of air pollution like a wildfire. Unfortunately we need to start thinking that because we know air pollution causes illness, especially in our susceptible population.
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