The acrid sting of smoke and the yellow haze on the horizon hovers over a lake in Upstate New York as more than 150 forest fires in Quebec, Canada continue to rage out of control.
The ominous orange haze first crept into all five boroughs on Tuesday and has settled, dipping the air quality to the worst of any city in the world.
The poor quality triggered a health advisory for residents to remain indoors and limit any outdoor activities that are not “absolute necessities.”
The Air Quality Index in the city reached an astounding 353 Wednesday afternoon, way above the unprecedented 218 from yesterday’s peak.
It is the worst air quality in the Big Apple since at least the 1980s, with officials warning that such events could become more commonplace due to climate change.
P.S. It's interesting that it happened around the same time that the video game DIABLO was being released. This was the billboard advertisement on display in NY:
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