Schools across the U.S. East Coast canceled outdoor activities, airline traffic slowed, and millions of Americans were urged to stay indoors Wednesday as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted south, blanketing cities in thick, yellow haze, Reuters reported. The U.S. National Weather Service issued air quality alerts for virtually the entire Atlantic seaboard.
In Photos: US East Coast Blanketed in Smoke from Canadian Wildfires
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Haze blankets the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, June 8, 2023.
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People walk at 6th Avenue as haze and smoke caused by wildfires in Canada blanket New York City, June 7, 2023.
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A performer plays the violin in Times Square as Manhattan is shrouded in haze and smoke which drifted south from wildfires in Canada, in New York City, June 7, 2023.
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A sign is displayed on the door of an IPIC theater explaining that it is closed due to air quality in New York, June 7, 2023.
