Inhaling wildfire smoke can cause headaches, sore and watery eyes, nose, throat, and sinus irritation, chest pains, heart palpitations, and more.
Almost all of New York state is under a air quality alert because of smoke from wildfires in Canada blowing into the area.Smoke from multiple wildfires in Canada has poured into the northeast United States, creating potential health risks for the health of millions.
As a result; the air quality is so bad, the NWS has rated it unhealthy and put out an alert encouraging people to stay inside.NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 06: People look out over Manhattan enveloped in a dense haze caused by wildfires in Canada on June 06, 2023 in New York City. Over 100 wildfires are burning in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia and Quebec resulting in air quality health alerts for the Adirondacks, Eastern Lake Ontario, Central New York and Western New York.
New York's Department of Environmental Conservation has issued a health advisory for almost all of the state, saying that air quality would be "unhealthy" for sensitive groups. The advisory will last until June 7.How does wildfire smoke affect your health? Inhaling smoke from wildfires can cause headaches, sore and watery eyes, nose, throat, and sinus irritation, chest pains, heart palpitations, and more. Canada is dealing with a series of intense wildfires that have spread from the western provinces to Quebec, with hundreds of forest fires burning. The smoke has traveled into the United States, resulting in a number of air quality alerts issued since May.Exposure to elevated fine particle pollution levels can affect the lungs and heart.
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