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Photos: Smoke from Canada wildfires blankets Northeast

By Tuesday evening, New York City had the most polluted air in the world with an air quality index rating of 196. On Saturday, the city's AQI rating was 15.

Smoke from the hundreds of wildfires in eastern Canada has drifted into the United States, casting a sky of smog over New York City and triggering air alerts across the northeast. Maansi Srivastava/The New York Times

By Eli Curwin

June 6, 2023

Smoke from hundreds of wildfires throughout Canada drifted into the United States on Tuesday triggering air quality concerns across the East Coast.

Hundreds turned to social media posting images of the hazy sky, and perhaps no city fared worse than Boston’s southern neighbor, New York. By Tuesday evening, New York City had the most polluted air in the world with an air quality index rating of 196. On Saturday, the city’s AQI rating was 15.

Here’s a look at NYC’s smoggy sky.

A satellite image provided by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows the smoke from Canada’s wildfires in North America on Tuesday.
*NOAA via The New York Times*

Smoke from Canada’s wildfires covers the Manhattan Skyline seen from Queens on Tuesday.
*Maansi Srivastava/The New York Times*

Smog covers Yankee Stadium as New York Yankees’ Clarke Schmidt pitches to Chicago White Sox’s Tim Anderson during the first inning of a baseball game on Tuesday.
*AP Photo/Frank Franklin II*

Smoke from Canada’s wildfires covers the Manhattan Skyline seen from Queens on Tuesday.
*Maansi Srivastava/The New York Times* *– Maansi Srivastava/The New York Times*

A dense haze caused by wildfires in Canada enveloped the Manhattan skyline on Tuesday.
*Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images*

The Staten Island Ferry moves past the Statue of Liberty on a hazy morning resulting from Canadian wildfires on Tuesday.
*Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images*

A haze covers Long Beach and the greater New York area with smoke from Canada wildfires on Tuesday.
*Johnny Milano/The New York Times*

Buildings in Jersey City, N.J. are partially obscured by smoke from Canadian wildfires as boats travel on the Hudson River, seen from Manhattan on Tuesday
*AP Photo/Patrick Sison*

Massachusetts

Massachusetts’ air quality, while not as poor as New York’s, still prompted statewide warnings as most of the Bay State saw significant drops in air quality.