ALBANY – Air quality health advisories are being issued for today (Monday) for the entire state as smoke from wildfires in Western Canada continues to negatively affect the air quality across the region.
The smoke is expected to cause the Air Quality Index to reach levels in upstate communities that are “unhealthy for all” New Yorkers.
The forecast for the Lower Hudson Valley is expected to reach “unhealthy for sensitive groups.”
The state is issuing Air Quality Health Advisories for fine particulate levels that are unhealthy for any New Yorker due to smoke in the Upper Hudson Valley.
The state departments of Health and Environmental Conservation issue Air Quality Health Advisories when ozone or fine particulate matter is expected to exceed an Air Quality Index value of 100.
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