(New York Composite Electric) The haze generated by forest fires in Canada continues to cover many cities in the United States. More than 100 million people from Northeast US to Chicago and South Atlanta have received air pollution alerts.
New York City Wednesday (June 7) shrouded in "orange haze", and air pollution is the worst in decades.
According to the information of the air monitoring company IQAIR, New York became the worst world in the world the worstThe city ; Thursday (8th) the suspended particles in the air PM2.5 concentration up to 106 micrograms per cubic meter.
Governor of New York: "Emergency Crisis" may be invited to stay indoors in a few days
Governor of New York, Hochrr, described that this is a "emergency crisis" and may last for several days.New York Mayor Adam urged people to stay indoors.
A number of sports events have also been forced to extend, including two games held by the American Professional Baseball League on the same day.
Local resident Sylvist (66 years old) wearing a mask told Reuters that he had never seen the air in New York City so bad, lamenting "this is the appearance of global warming."
Holdon, director of the Research Group of the Research Group of the Northwestern University of Chicago, pointed out that the current level of air pollution is high enough to make healthy people, even pets with eye discomfort or cough.
Health officials in the northeast of the United States urged residents to take preventive measures to avoid severe polluted air pose a threat to patients with asthma and heart disease.
Experts point out that the haze of forest fire in Canada affects the situation of northeast of the United States, and may last at least two days.
Trudeau: Canada is experiencing the most serious wildfire season in history
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau described that Canada is experiencing the worst wildfire season since it is recorded.
There are still more than 400 forest fires in nine provinces and two regions in Canada, of which 239 fires have been out of control.With an area of about 3.8 million hectares, nearly 20,000 residents in northern Quebec Province were forced to escape from their homes.
U.S. President Biden talked to Trudeau on Wednesday, hoping to provide additional support for Canada to deal with the issue of forest fire.Biden also stated that more than 600 US firefighters and other personnel and equipment have been dispatched to Canada to assist in fighting Linhuo.
