See the striking images of New York engulfed in smoke from Canadian forest fires
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New York is now the most polluted city on the planet...
New York engulfed in smoke!
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... due to major forest fires currently burning...
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New York engulfed in smoke!
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...across Canada, but especially in Quebec!
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New York engulfed in smoke!
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So much so that the skies over New York, nearly 1000 km (621 miles) from the fires, turned completely orange!
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The fires burning in northern Quebec are intense... and many are still out of control!
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The weather forecast was very unfavorable for the many forest firefighters...
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...and also members of the Canadian army trying to control the fires!
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And the movement of the winds pushed this toxic smoke from the wildfires to several locations on the East Coast of the United States...
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...including New Jersey, New Hampshire, South Carolina and New York!
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More than 98 million people in the United States are currently subject to air quality alerts.
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U.S. President Joe Biden sent nearly 650 U.S. Forest Service personnel to Canada...
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... to help the terrible fires being brought under control... fires that are providing spectacular (and distressing) images all the way to New York.
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