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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Clarizza Potoy

Canadian Wildfire Smoke Plummets Massachusetts Air Quality to Unhealthy Levels

Boston’s air has already been affected, and the next few days will decide whether this stays an ugly haze or becomes something more unpleasant. (Credit: AI-Generated Image ChatGPT)

Smoke from Canadian wildfires pushed air quality in Massachusetts into unhealthy territory on Tuesday, with Boston's AQI reaching 130 as haze drifted across the state and officials warned sensitive groups to cut back on time outdoors.

The plume, carried south-east from fires in Canada and parts of Minnesota, was expected to hang over New England through at least Thursday, according to local reporting and AirNow monitoring data.

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