Photo Gallery – Fires in Canada, Pollution Warning in Washington DC
It’s like that after New York pollution warning also in Washington DC due to the fires in Canada. In the American capital, the authorities have decreed that the danger level of the air is purple, that is, the maximum. The city is shrouded in a gray haze and permeated with a strong smell of burning. Residents have been advised not to leave their homes and not to wear a mask. The scheduled baseball game between the home team, the Nationals and the Diamondbacks was canceled.
The gigantic cloud of smoke moves further and further south. Air quality indices have exceeded warning thresholds. Smoke blanket from Quebec and Nova Scotia could also last through the weekend, experts say.
Research institute: “Cloud could reach Norway” The smoke from the fires could reach Norway. This is according to information from the Norwegian Research Institute for Climate and Environment (Nilu), which used a forecast model to predict how smoke will spread through the atmosphere. According to the independent research institute, the smoke also spread over Greenland and Iceland. “We may be able to see some haze or smell smoke,” said Nilu researcher Nikolaos Evangeliou. “However, we do not believe that the number of particles in the air here in Norway will be large enough to be harmful to health,” he added.