Photos | Canadian wildfire smoke reaches vast US areas... and a football match canceled
Photos | Canadian wildfire smoke reaches vast US areas... and a football match canceled
Photos | Canadian wildfire smoke reaches vast US areas... and a football match canceled
A person plays basketball as smoke from Canadian wildfires causes thick haze in New York - AFP
A person plays basketball as smoke from Canadian wildfires causes thick haze in New York - AFP
2026/07/17 12:17
A thick cloud of smoke covered the Manhattan sky and beachgoers in Chicago were barred from entering due to raging wildfires in remote areas of Canada's Ontario province, causing air quality to deteriorate for millions of residents.
After images spread of Toronto covered in thick yellow haze, the effects of the fires moved to the US states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Illinois, which border Canada.
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Match cancellations
Authorities canceled a football match scheduled for Thursday evening in Chicago due to poor air quality, just days before the anticipated 2026 World Cup final on Sunday in New Jersey. Authorities warned that air quality in the New York area would reach 'hazardous' levels due to fine particles from the fires, urging residents to stay indoors as much as possible. In 2023, the city's sky turned orange, leaving a profound impact on residents, with the air quality index reaching a hazardous level of 465 following wildfires in Canada. That level was exceeded on Thursday in Detroit, Chicago, and Toledo, Ohio, with levels near 700 in the afternoon, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency's monitoring tool.
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Original source: Al-Yaum
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