Schools across the U.S. East Coast canceled outdoor activities, airline traffic slowed, and millions of Americans were urged to stay indoors Wednesday as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted south, blanketing cities in thick, yellow haze, Reuters reported. The U.S. National Weather Service issued air quality alerts for virtually the entire Atlantic seaboard.
In Photos: US East Coast Blanketed in Smoke from Canadian Wildfires
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The sun rises over the lower Manhattan skyline as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey, June 8, 2023. Intense Canadian wildfires are blanketing the northeastern U.S. in a dystopian haze, turning the air acrid, the sky yellowish gray and prompting warnings for vulnerable populations to stay inside.
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People wear protective face masks as they walk in midtown Manhattan as haze and smoke caused by wildfires in Canada continue to linger over New York City, June 8, 2023.
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With the Washington Monument in the background and a thick layer of smoke, Marine Corps honor color guard rehearse, June 8, 2023, in Washington.
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The sun rises behind the Washington Monument and a thick layer of smoke, June 8, 2023, in Washington.
