Hazy, dry skies as NYC air quality worsens to ‘unhealthy' level due to Canadian wildfires

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An air quality alert is in effect for all of NY and NJ. Find out who is most at risk and how to protect yourself -- as well as your pets.

The New Jersey Department of Environment Protection declared an Air Quality Action day for Particulate Matter for Thursday. This means that sensitive individuals, including those with heart or lung disease, the elderly, and the young should limit strenuous activities and the amount of time active outdoors as levels of fine particulates brought on by the wildfire smoke will rise into the Unhealthy for Sensitive Group category statewide.

Aside from the bad air quality, dry skies and humidity -- although less sticky than the past few days -- are also what is in store for the tri-state Thursday with temperatures reaching the 80s.

 

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