Clouds of Smoke Billowing Over New York as Wildfires Rage in Canada

US health officials have warned of increased risks of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, and other serious health complications. Moreover, they urged people to stay indoors to avoid the adverse health effects. However, there is uncertainty about when the wildfires will recede.

"Current June projections indicate the potential for continued higher-than-normal fire activity across most of the country throughout the 2023 wildland fire season," Canadian Government.

Check out our gallery to see smoke covering the New York City!

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The New York City skyline can be seen through haze, Tuesday, June 6, 2023, in New York.

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A commuter steps into the subway as smoke from wildfires in Canada causes poor visibility of the One World Trade Center in lower Manhattan, Tuesday, June 6, 2023, in New York.

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In this GOES-16 GeoColor satellite image taken Monday, June 5, 2023 at 7 p.m. EDT and provided by CIRA/NOAA, smoke from wildfires burning in Quebec, Canada, top center, drifts southward.

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People stand on a pier before the New York City skyline and East River veiled in smoke in Brooklyn on June 6, 2023. Smoke from the wildfires blazing in eastern Canada has drifted south. Hundreds of wildfires were burning in Canada on June 6, 2023. The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center said that Quebec alone had over 150 active blazes across the province.

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A person stretches before the New York City skyline and East River, both shrouded in smoke, in Brooklyn on June 6, 2023. Smoke from hundreds of wildfires blazing in eastern Canada has drifted south. According to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center, hundreds of wildfires were burning in Canada on June 6, 2023, as fires have been breaking out across the country in recent weeks. The agency reported that over 150 active blazes were present across the province of Quebec alone.

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Buildings in Jersey City, NJ, are partially covered by smoke from Canadian wildfires as ferries travel up the Hudson River, seen from the Manhattan borough of New York on Tuesday, June 6, 2023.

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Buildings in lower Manhattan in New York are partially obscured by smoke from Canadian wildfires on Tuesday, June 6, 2023.

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A child stands on the shore before the New York City skyline and East River shrouded in smoke in Brooklyn on June 6, 2023. Smoke from wildfires blazing in eastern Canada has drifted south. According to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Center, on June 6, 2023, hundreds of wildfires were burning in Canada, as fires have broken out across the country in recent weeks. Quebec alone had more than 150 active blazes across the province, the fire agency said.

Clouds of Smoke Billow Over New York as Wildfires Rage in Canada