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See the striking images of New York engulfed in smoke from Canadian forest fires
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See the striking images of New York engulfed in smoke from Canadian forest fires
New York is now the most polluted city on the planet...

  New York engulfed in smoke!

New York engulfed in smoke!
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... due to major forest fires currently burning...

  New York engulfed in smoke!

New York engulfed in smoke!
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...across Canada, but especially in Quebec!

  New York engulfed in smoke!

New York engulfed in smoke!
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So much so that the skies over New York, nearly 1000 km (621 miles) from the fires, turned completely orange!

  New York engulfed in smoke!

New York engulfed in smoke!
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The fires burning in northern Quebec are intense... and many are still out of control!

  New York engulfed in smoke!

New York engulfed in smoke!
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The weather forecast was very unfavorable for the many forest firefighters...

  New York engulfed in smoke!

New York engulfed in smoke!
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...and also members of the Canadian army trying to control the fires!

  New York engulfed in smoke!

New York engulfed in smoke!
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And the movement of the winds pushed this toxic smoke from the wildfires to several locations on the East Coast of the United States...

  New York engulfed in smoke!

New York engulfed in smoke!
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...including New Jersey, New Hampshire, South Carolina and New York!

  New York engulfed in smoke!

New York engulfed in smoke!
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More than 98 million people in the United States are currently subject to air quality alerts.

  New York engulfed in smoke!

New York engulfed in smoke!
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U.S. President Joe Biden sent nearly 650 U.S. Forest Service personnel to Canada...

  New York engulfed in smoke!

New York engulfed in smoke!
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... to help the terrible fires being brought under control... fires that are providing spectacular (and distressing) images all the way to New York.
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