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Photos: Smoke from Canada wildfires blankets Northeast

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By Tuesday evening, New York City had the most polluted air in the world with an air quality index rating of 196. On Saturday, the city’s AQI rating was 15.

Smoke from the hundreds of wildfires in eastern Canada has drifted into the United States, casting a sky of smog over New York City and triggering air alerts across the northeast. Maansi Srivastava/The New York Times

Smoke from hundreds of wildfires throughout Canada drifted into the United States on Tuesday triggering air quality concerns across the East Coast.

Hundreds turned to social media posting images of the hazy sky, and perhaps no city fared worse than Boston’s southern neighbor, New York. By Tuesday evening, New York City had the most polluted air in the world with an air quality index rating of 196. On Saturday, the city’s AQI rating was 15.

Here’s a look at NYC’s smoggy sky.

Massachusetts

Massachusetts’ air quality, while not as poor as New York’s, still prompted statewide warnings as most of the Bay State saw significant drops in air quality.

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Source: Boston Globe

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