🔥😷 Right now, NYC’s air quality ranks near the top of the World Air Quality Index (AQI), thanks to wildfire smoke from Quebec, Canada. Fine particles (PM2.5) - among the most harmful air pollutants - are currently 15x higher than WHO guidelines. 🌫️
Photos from different time stamps on June 7, 2023 show how quickly the air quality in New York City has been changing.New York City residents are masking up again, but not to protect against a virus.
East Coast residents awoke Tuesday morning to their cities and towns shrouded in a thick, smokey haze from the current wildfires in Quebec, Canada. The smoke is so thick that NYC moved up to number one on the World Air Quality Index , according to, with a rating of over 200 — which is considered “very unhealthy.” The rating has since dropped to 161 – “unhealthy” — and the city still ranks near the top of the list.
“I used to wear my mask only inside because of being in a close office space,” says Nina, a Brooklyn resident. “But I would take my mask off outside because the air is usually fresh.” Now, Nina wears a mask outside to protect against the low air quality. Photos from different time stamps on June 7, 2023 show how quickly the air quality in New York City has been changing.As of June 7, the air quality is still low and rapidly changing as winds push the smoke south from Canada.
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