China News Service, July 21. According to "Central News Agency", the smoke from large-scale wildfires in the United States and Western Canada drifted eastward. On the 20th local time, the eastern United States, including New York, and some areas in eastern Canada were enveloped in gray smoke. Among.
Wildfires are raging in Oregon, USA. The picture shows firefighters spraying flame retardants.
The New York State Environmental Protection Agency issued an air quality warning.
When the particulate matter in the air exceeds 35 micrograms per cubic meter, the alarm is automatically triggered.
An expert from the environmental protection department said that it is not uncommon for smoke from wildfires in the western United States to drift to the New York area, but it usually floats in high places without affecting air quality. This time the location of the smoke is lower than usual.
A spokesperson for the National Weather Service said that with a cold front coming to the New York area, the smog is expected to dissipate on the 21st.
Several wildfires have recently appeared in the western United States, especially in California, Nevada, and Oregon. The dangerous “boothound mountain fire” is still raging, and the wildfire season has just begun.
Official data show that Canada has recently evacuated more than 2,000 people in Ontario, and more than 200 fires broke out in the province and neighboring Manitoba.