Smoke Fog Due To Forest Fires In Canada Also Covers Washington DC

Smog fog enveloping the Washington DC area. (Twitter/@ClimateDefiance)

JAKARTA - The envelope was polluted by forest fires in Canada pushing further into the Atlantic Coast on Thursday, enveloping Washington DC, with unhealthy smog and keeping many residents of the capital choosing to stay indoors.

Traffic quiet and trains are not as busy as usual because many companies in this city ask their employees to work from home. Some non-essential city services are suspended, including parks and recreation, road construction and waste collection.

The Washington Nationals baseball team canceled their home game, while the National Zoo closed.

This is the worst case of fire smoke surrounding the US Northeast region in more than 20 years, according to private weather forecast service AccuWeather.

Meanwhile, the US National Weather Service expanded air quality warnings from New England to South Carolina, as well as parts of the▁alternatif, including Ohio, Indiana and Michigan. Smoke reached Norway on Thursday, according to scientists who tracked the level of particulates in Scandinavia.

BREAKING: The *Washington Monument* is wrapped in smoke. This is horrendous. This is obscene.We will mourn what is lost but we will fight like hell for what is left.In 90 minutes, arm-in-arm with frontline leaders, we will converge on the White House. And we will risk arrest. pic.twitter.com/J5biMvh1qH

— Climate Defiance (@ClimateDefiance) June 8, 2023

BREEKING: The *Washington Monument * is wrapped in smoke. This is horrended. This is obscene.We will trace what is lost but we will fight like hell for what is left.In 90 minutes, arm-in-arm with frontline leaders, we will converge on the White House. And we will risk arrest. pic.twitter.com/J5biMvh1qH

Millions of Americans have been advised to stay indoors whenever possible, to avoid respiratory problems and other health problems that could arise due to high levels of fine particulates in the atmosphere.

Government data showed readout of air quality above Washington's "dangerous" level on Thursday

divest Binnick, who moved to Washington from Nebraska a month ago, said watching forest fires roll into the nation's capital from his apartment on the 12th floor was absurd.

"It should be a sunny day, but I can't see the sky or the sun or anything," Binnick said.

"Usually DC is quite busy - but on the way to work and on his way home today, this city looks like a ghost city," he continued.

Many people wear masks outside their homes when thick layers of smoke blanket the capital. The thick smoke fog, which smells of ash, covers the top of the Washington Monument from sight.

"This issue is likely to continue or worsen until Friday," Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said in a tweet.

"We urge residents and visitors to follow preventive measures," he continued.

The smoke is consuming Washington, DC. pic.twitter.com/H7RCFJFxdy

— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) June 8, 2023

The smoke is consuming Washington, DC.pic.twitter.com/H7RCFFxxy

In New York, which is covered in smog all day, air quality remains one of the worst in the world on Thursday, with pollution similar to that found in always foggy cities such as Dhaka and Delhi, according to IQAir.

Although the smell of burning wood still smells, the sky on Thursday morning was brighter than Wednesday's, but towards the evening, the smog thickened again.

After two days where schools canceled outdoor activities, including exercise and break hours. The New York state school system announced that more than 1 million of its students would switch to distance learning on Friday.

Smoke prompted aviation officials to stop flights entering key airports in New York and Philadelphia from the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Ohio regions for the second day. All flights to the airport in triang, New Jersey, the main airport in the New York region, were postponed.

Berhitungan kondisi kemungkinan akan terus berlanjut hingga Hari Minggu, ketika sistem kilat baru memperlihkan arah angin yang ada, kata ahli meteorologi Layanan Cuaca Nasional, Peter Mullinax.

While these conditions have disrupted daily life for millions of Americans, the impact on the US economy is likely to be limited and take place briefly, according to Ryan Sweet, the chief US economist at Oxford Economics.

In Canada, where smoke comes from, the federal government gave Toronto a "high risk" rating based on air quality on Thursday afternoon, while other cities such as Ottawa and Montreal were in a "low risk" as things were reduced.

The country is experiencing the start of the worst fire season ever, with thousands forced to flee their homes.