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[뉴욕=뉴스핌]Reporter Kim Geun-cheol- An air warning was issued for two consecutive days as smoke from forest fires in Canada covered New York and the northeastern region of the United States.
On the 7th (local time), the sky over New York was covered in a yellow haze that felt dark even in broad daylight, and the state of New York took emergency measures, such as asking residents to refrain from outdoor activities as air quality deteriorates rapidly. .
From the afternoon of the 7th, the sky over New York City, where the atmospheric warning was issued from the afternoon of the previous day, began to be thickly covered with smoke that smelled like burning leaves. Because the forest fire smoke was thick, it was difficult to see the New York Manhattan skyline or the Statue of Liberty from a distance.
Citizens of the New York City area covered their faces with masks and moved hurriedly, and guidance was given to refrain from outdoor activities in various places.
| New York City shrouded in smoke from wildfires in Canada. [사진=블룸버그] |
The school held classes as usual, but students were forced to stay indoors. Some schools canceled picnic plans for the day and replaced them with indoor classes.
He urged New York Gov. Cathy Hocale residents to take special precautions, saying that there is an “emergency situation” due to air pollution from wildfire smoke.
Governor Hokkul said the situation could last for days, and residents should be prepared for a prolonged situation.
According to Air Now, which is run by the US government, the air quality index in Syracuse, New York, was more than 400 that day, the New York Times (NYT) reported. AirNow classifies numbers over 100 as unhealthy to breathe, and over 300 as ‘dangerous’.
The air quality index in Queens and the Bronx in New York City also exceeded 200 that day.
New York’s air quality was already on par with New Delhi, India, the most polluted city in the world.
Mike Hardiman, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Binghamton, New York, warned the New York Times that air quality could continue to deteriorate for some time, noting that New York, shrouded in wildfire smoke, looked like Mars .
Hundreds of large and small wildfires have occurred recently in the forests of eastern Canada. As large-scale smoke produced by massive forest fires drifted into the United States, atmospheric warnings from the previous day were issued in New York, as well as in parts of the Northeast such as Connecticut and Massachusetts, and along the Great Lakes, such as Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois.
kckim100@newspim.com
