Millions of Americans are on alert for unhealthy air quality as smoke from wildfires in neighboring Canada drifts to the United States.
Wildfires have burned a record of 20 million acres across Canada so far this year, with no end in sight. There are currently 500 active wildfires throughout the country and more than 250 have been deemed out of control, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center. The smoke has been making its way to the U.S. for over a month.
Air quality will gradually improve during the holiday weekend as the wildfire smoke clears out of the eastern U.S. But with no end in sight to the wildfires that have burned a record of 20 million acres across Canada so far this year, the smokey skies are likely to return.
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People walk over the Brooklyn Bridge as smoke from wildfires in Canada shrouds the area on June 30, 2023 in New York City.
The smoke on Friday is stretching from the eastern Great Lakes to the Interstate 95 travel corridor and down to parts of the Southeast.
The Air Quality Index in New York City hit 169 Thursday afternoon, which falls under the unhealthy category. Any number over 100 is considered unhealthy for sensitive groups.
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At least 20 U.S. states are under air quality alerts on Friday morning as Canadian wildfire smoke lingers in the East for another day before it's forecast to dissipate over the weekend.
At least 20 U.S. states were under air quality alerts on the morning of June 30, 2023, due to smoke from wildfires in neighboring Canada.
The thickest smoke on Friday will stretch from the eastern Great Lakes to the Interstate 95 travel corridor and down to parts of the Southeast.
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The thickest smoke from Canadian wildfires affecting skies over the United States is forecast to stretch from the eastern Great Lakes to the Interstate 95 travel corridor and down to parts of the Southeast on June 30, 2023.
Skies over the United States will be clearer by July 1, 2023, but some light haze from Canadian wildfire smoke could still hang over the East Coast.
Air quality alerts are in effect in 21 states Thursday afternoon as the Canadian wildfire smoke infiltrates the Midwest, Northeast and parts of the South.
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As of Thursday morning, 23 U.S. states are under air quality alerts from the Midwest to parts of the South and into the Northeast where wildfire smoke from neighboring Canada is creating hazy skies.
Twenty-three U.S. states were under air quality alerts on the morning of June 29, 2023, due to smoke from wildfires in neighboring Canada.
As the day develops, plumes of smoke are expected to linger over the Great Lakes, the Ohio Valley and into the Appalachian Mountains. Some smoke might even make its way into the Mid-Atlantic and parts of New Jersey.
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New York City will be largely spared from the heaviest smoke. An air quality alert was issued there only as a precaution. Most of the day will be sunny with perhaps a touch of haze due to the smoke nearby.
Smoke from Canadian wildfires will linger over the Great Lakes, the Ohio Valley and into the Appalachian Mountains by the evening of June 29, 2023.Footprints appear in the snow on a residential street in Buffalo, New York on Jan. 17, 2024, after at least 18 inches of snow fell overnight on top of the 3 feet that arrived over the weekend.
There have been at least 41 weather-related deaths across the United States since Sunday, as an arctic blast continues to unleash heavy snow and icy temperatures from coast to coast.
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As of Thursday evening, more than 80 million Americans across 30 states were on alert for cold or snowy weather. Winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories issued by the National Weather Service stretch from Montana all the way to the New Jersey shoreline as a fast-moving storm system takes aim.
While the chilly weather was expected to stick around for most of the Midwest, temperatures won't be quite as low as they were earlier in the week. Still, there was more snow in the forecast for Thursday as a storm system moves from the Plains into the Midwest and Great Lakes regions, potentially creating treacherous road conditions.
Intense bands of lake-effect snow were forecast to continue in the western part of New York state, while the rest of the Northeast region could see a few scattered snow showers on Thursday as temperatures remain cold.
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In general, the snowfall amounts will likely be on the lower end with states like Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey forecast to get between 1 and 3 inches. Snow was expected to be heavier -- more than 6 inches -- in parts of West Virginia with the Appalachian Mountains.
After an unprecedented streak of 701 days with less than an inch of snow, New York City could see more than 1 inch for the second day this week.
Heavy snow and gusty winds are expected to continue causing problems in the Northwest, especially in higher elevations. Meanwhile, pouring rain will drench much of the West Coast by the end of the week and into the weekend. Extreme heavy snowfall has been coming down across the Rocky Mountains over the past few days, prompting avalanche warnings for several mountains in Colorado.An Appalachian State University helmet sits on the ground before a game at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone, N.C., Oct. 19, 2019.
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Over 22.2 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The actual numbers are believed to be much higher due to testing shortages, many unreported cases and suspicions that some national governments are hiding or downplaying the scope of their outbreaks.
Since the first cases were detected in China in December, the United States has become the worst-affected country, with more than 5.5 million diagnosed cases and at least 172, 945 deaths.
North Carolina State said Wednesday that it's identified clusters of COVID-19 cases at two sorority houses. One sorority has seven positive cases and the other has six positive cases, the school said.
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All students who test positive as part of these clusters will be isolated, and all residents of both [sorority] houses are being quarantined, NC State said in a statement Wednesday. Contact tracing has been initiated with direct communication to anyone known to have been in close contact with a person who has tested positive for COVID-19.
Meanwhile, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced Wednesday that it's identified two clusters of cases, one at a dorm and another at a fraternity house.
The individuals in these clusters have been identified and are isolating and receiving medical monitoring, the university said. All residents in these living spaces will be provided access to additional information about the clusters and next steps. Contact tracing has been initiated with direct communication to anyone determined to have been a close contact with a positive individual.
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A White House report on COVID-19 in Georgia says the state's small gains are fragile and statewide progress will require continued, expanded, and stronger mitigation efforts, including in all open schools, according to a copy of the report obtained by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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The White House declined to comment on the report, which it did not release publicly, but officials did not dispute its accuracy.
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Georgia has seen early stability in new cases and a small decrease in test positivity over the past week, but a decline in tests performed, ” the report reads. Testing must expand.
The report recommended a statewide mask mandate for counties with 50 or more active cases to ensure consistent mask usage, as improvements are fragile, and the continued closure of bars in counties with positivity rates on the rise, among other recommendations.
Officials at Purdue University in Indiana have added a new clause to the student conduct policy that makes hosting or attending a party without masks or social distancing a punishable offense, as serious as cheating, theft or selling drugs.
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During a call with reporters, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said opening schools is risky and problematic as the beginning of the school year coincides with the beginning of flu season. He said the flu and COVID-19 will stress the state's testing capacity.
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You put the flu season on top of COVID, this is a very difficult situation to deal with, and that's going to be the second wave Cuomo said. Schools are doing temperature checks on the way in and they're looking for symptomatic children. First, they don't have to be symptomatic; they can be asymptomatic. And second, you're in flu season -- who doesn't have sniffles or a cough?
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