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Apparent smoke from the wildfires in Canada created a haze over the Tonawanda Creek on Friday morning.
Photo by Howard Owens.

So this is what life has come to for much of upstate New York: checking the air quality reports every couple of days and having a good scientific expert on speed dial.

At least that’s how it is for The Batavian, with air levels reaching up past 150 for Western New York the last few days, signaling a red zone of “unhealthy.”

]]> https://www.thebatavian.com/jfbeck99272012/canada-fires-burning-fast-blowing-south-and-ramping-up-air-pollutants-in-wny/635517#comments https://www.thebatavian.com/jfbeck99272012/canada-fires-burning-fast-blowing-south-and-ramping-up-air-pollutants-in-wny/635517 Jun 30, 2023, 5:06pm Canada wildfires Canada fires burning fast, blowing south and ramping up air pollutants in WNY jfbeck_99_272012 <figure role="group" class="caption caption-div align-center"> <div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img alt="smoke over tonawanda" class="image-style-large" height="533" loading="lazy" src="https://www.thebatavian.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-06/smoke-filled-air-june-30-2023-batavia.jpg?itok=qAqb1iuU" width="800"> </div> </div> <figcaption><em>Apparent smoke from the wildfires in Canada created a haze over the Tonawanda Creek on Friday morning.</em><br><em>Photo by Howard Owens.</em></figcaption> </figure> <p><span>So this is what life has come to for much of upstate New York: checking the air quality reports every couple of days and having a good scientific expert on speed dial.</span></p><p><span>At least that’s how it is for The Batavian, with air levels reaching up past 150 for Western New York the last few days, signaling a red zone of “unhealthy.”</span></p>