New York City’s Air Quality Falls Among World’s Worst
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The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an Air Quality Alert for much of central and northern Minnesota for Tuesday and Wednesday.
Scattered storms are back for Sunday afternoon, primarily between 1 and 7 p.m. Any activity eyeing the tri-state through the afternoon and evening could bring severe storms, damaging winds and flash flooding.
An air quality alert will continue for a second day in New York City and the surrounding area. Officials are warning of poor air quality all day Sunday due to wildfires in Canada. The Air Quality Index is expected to exceed 100.
The alert from the state Department of Environmental Conservation, which is in effect from 10 a.m. to midnight, includes the Capital Region, Adirondacks, Hudson Valley, New York City and
The air quality index, or AQI, measures the air quality and level of health concern it presents as measured by the Environmental Protection Agency. The AQI is measured on a scale of 0 to 500 .