The air in Chicago isn’t colored in a hazy dystopian orange like some parts of the East Coast, but wildfires raging in Canada may continue to affect air quality in the city and across Illinois for the next several days.
The effects of wildfires burning in Quebec could be felt Wednesday as far as North Carolina to the south and Ohio to the west. Conditions were especially hazardous in parts of central New York, where the airborne soot was at hazardous levels, turning the air a yellowish gray and prompting warnings to stay inside.
The air quality in some parts of southern Cook County, near Tinley Park, Dolton, South Holland and Chicago Heights, was classified as unhealthy for sensitive groups due to a high level of fine particulate matter in the atmosphere from smoke blown into the area.The tiny particles are small enough to get past airway defenses and cause breathing and circulatory difficulties.
On Monday, poor air quality readings prompted the state to declare an Air Pollution Action Day. And the Illinois EPA issued a statewide air quality alert. Residents can get air quality data for their area by visiting AirNow.gov and plugging in their ZIP code."The month of May was just off the charts — record warm in much of Canada," said Eric James, a modeling expert with the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science at the University of Colorado, who is also with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Major League Baseball postponed games in New York and Philadelphia Wednesday night because of poor air quality from the smoke.
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