Wildfire Smoke Shrouds Huge Swaths of North America, Turns New York City’s Skies Orange

Large swaths of the U.S. and Canada woke up to hazy skies and air quality alerts for a third straight day today as thick smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to blanket areas as far west as Kansas and as far south as the Carolinas. New York City’s skies turned an otherworldly orange as the city recorded its worst-ever air quality reading on Wednesday. Governor Kathy Hochul called the situation “an emergency crisis.” Gov. Kathy Hochul: “It has an immediate impact on people’s health: irritation to the eyes, the nose, breathing,...