For the Boston area, it seems that the worst has passed, but other areas are still seeing notable impacts from the smoke, including Connecticut, western Massachusetts and on Friday, the South Coast area along with Rhode Island.
Wildfires in Canada have sent thick smoke across the Northeastern U.S.Sign up for NECN newsletters.Images of Northeastern cityscapes draped in an eerie orange hue have been circulating social media sites — particularly the iconic Manhattan skyline, which was practically unrecognizable on Wednesday through all the smoke coming from north of the border.
And with weather systems expected to hardly budge, the smoky blanket billowing from wildfires in Quebec and Nova Scotia and sending plumes of fine particulate matter as far away as North Carolina and northern Europe should persist into Thursday and possibly the weekend. “Conditions are likely to remain unhealthy, at least until the wind direction changes or the fires get put out,” Ramsey said. “Since the fires are raging — they’re really large — they’re probably going to continue for weeks. But it’s really just going be all about the wind shift.”and experts say that the situation can be dangerous for people who have breathing issues.
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