New York City ranked second on a list of the world’s worst air pollution Wednesday morning as smoke from Canadian wildfires is expected to linger through the weekend.
New York City’s air was more polluted than all but one of the world’s major cities Wednesday morning as thick smoke from wildfires burning hundreds of miles away in Canada was set to continue to choke much of the Northeast through the weekend.
“Unhealthy” air and smoky conditions are expected to linger over the five boroughs until Sunday, as Mayor Eric Adams Tuesday urged New Yorkers with heart or breathing issues to “limit … outdoor activities to the absolute necessities.” “We’ll be in this same kind of weather pattern through today, and tomorrow as well,” Fox Weather Meteorologist Stephen McCloud told The Post. “By Sunday night we should start to see improvement as a new storm system from the west approaches and starts to move this storm system out.”
“While conditions are anticipated to temporarily improve later tonight through tomorrow morning, they are expected to deteriorate further tomorrow afternoon and evening,” Mayor Eric Adams said in a Tuesday evening statement.
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