Smoky haze from wildfires in Canada diminishes the visibility of the Empire State Building on June 7, 2023 in New York City. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
Wildfires in Canada are so intense right now that the northeastern part of the U.S. is currently in a smokey haze as people are warned to stay inside and keep windows closed. Areas as far as North Carolina in the south to Ohio in the west are experiencing the effects from the hundreds of wildfires burning.
The air in parts of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania reached hazardous levels and prompted authorities to warn locals to stay inside. Air quality alerts have been issued in multiple regions, with conditions expected to last for days.
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Check out the surreal photos of the northeast engulfed in smoke from the Canadian Wildfires.
In a view toward Brooklyn, a boat maneuvers the East River near the Manhattan Bridge, left, and Brooklyn Bridge in New York on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Alyssa Goodman)An aerial view of a boat on the ocean enveloped in a dense haze caused by wildfires in Canada on June 07, 2023 in Point Lookout, New York. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)Hazy skies caused by Canadian wildfires blanket the monuments and skyline of Washington, DC on June 7, 2023 as seen from Arlington, Virginia. The Washington DC area is under a Code Orange air quality alert indicating unhealthy air for some members of the general public. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)The Statue of Liberty stands shrouded in a reddish haze as a result of Canadian wildfires on June 06, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)An aerial view of the Southern State Parkway enveloped in a dense haze caused by wildfires in Canada on June 07, 2023 Merrick, New York. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)Pedestrians pass the One World Trade Center, center, amidst a smokey haze from wildfires in Canada, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)A Man talks on his phone as he looks through the haze at the George Washington Bridge from Fort Lee, N.J., Wednesday, June 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Masons work during hazy conditions in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Buildings in Jersey City, New Jersey are partially obscured by smoke from Canadian wildfires as a ferry travels up the Hudson River, seen from the Manhattan borough of New York on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)From this angle, Jersey City is barely even visible across the Hudson Bay due to all the smoke from the Canadian Wildfires. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)Buildings in lower Manhattan in New York are partially obscured by smoke from Canadian wildfires on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)New York Yankees' Clarke Schmidt pitches to Chicago White Sox's Tim Anderson during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 6, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)The New York City Skyline is seen through haze from Yankee Stadium during the fifth inning of a baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox Tuesday, June 6, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)The city of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, is surrounded by smoke and haze from Canadian wildfires on Tuesday evening, June 6, 2023. (Jacqueline Dormer/ Republican-Herald via AP)Fishermen, surrounded by a smoky haze, spend an afternoon on Owasco Lake, Tuesday, June 6, 2023, in Owasco, New York. (Kevin Rivoli/The Citizen via AP)Smoky haze from wildfires in Canada blankets Manhattan on June 7, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images) The Lower Manhattan skyline and Brooklyn Bridge are obscured by hazy skies on June 7, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Heins/Getty Images)Wildfire smoke casts a haze over the National Mall on June 07, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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