Hazardous Canadian wildfire smoke choking millions in US

NEW YORK, United States – The Manhattan skyline was obscured by thick haze and Chicago closed its beaches Thursday as out-of-control Canadian wildfires raged, sending smoke spewing into the United States and exposing millions of people to dangerously unhealthy air. US states near the Canadian border including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois were particularly choked, while the Northeast including New York was also experiencing deteriorating air quality. READ: More than 2,700 died as result of heatwaves in England, researchers say On Thursday evening, tracker IQAir said Chicago and Detroit were the top polluted cities in the world, with New York not […]...

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