Photos: Northeastern cities experiencing smoky skies because of Canadian wildfires

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Photos: Northeastern cities experiencing smoky skies because of Canadian wildfires

Associated Press | Wednesday, June 7, 2023 12:47 p.m.

The sun rises over a hazy New York City skyline as seen from Jersey City, N.J., Wednesday, June 7, 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.

Canadian wildfires are blanketing the northeastern U.S. in a haze, turning the air acrid, the sky yellowish gray and prompting warnings for vulnerable populations to stay inside.

The effects of hundreds of wildfires burning across the western provinces to Quebec could be felt as far away as New York City and New England, blotting out skylines and irritating throats.

• Western Pa. air quality worsens as Canadian wildfires continue to burn • Why is it so smoky outside? Canada wildfires lead to air-quality alerts in northeastern U.S.

U.S. authorities issued air quality alerts. Hazy conditions and smoke from the wildfires were reported across the Great Lakes region from Cleveland to Buffalo.

View photos of the smoky skies and hazy skylines.

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