Drifting smoke from the ongoing wildfires across Canada will create curtains of haze today, Air quality updates:
Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation AuthorityThe wildfire smoke is also causing problems in the Midwest.showed parts of Illinois, lower Michigan and southern Wisconsin had the worst air quality in the U.S. on Tuesday afternoon, and Chicago, Detroit and Milwaukee had air quality categorized as "very unhealthy."
On Thursday as the system pushes towards the ocean, some of the near-surface smoke is expected to get into western New York. "The best thing to do is to keep an eye on the actual objective number of the air quality index," Mann said. "For above 150 of an air quality index, really everybody should stay home as much as possible. If you have to go out to do errands, that's ok, but I wouldn't do outdoor activities."
The governor is asking summer camps to limit outdoor activity for kids as the numbers rise, and for employers to limit work time outdoors for employees and provide masks.
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