NEW YORK CITY - The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a ground stop at LaGuardia Airport in Queens and a ground delay at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey.
Winds have blown smoke from unchecked Canadian wildfires into the region, which led the DEC to issue an Air Quality Health Advisory for all five boroughs.
LaGuardia Airport Status
- According to the FAA, departures to the airport are currently grounded due to low visibility.
- Arrivals are delayed almost two hours, with times expected to increase.
- Departures are also delayed an average of 30 minutes, with times expected to increase.
Newark Airport Status
- According to the FAA, there is an average delay of over 80 minutes due to low visibility.
JFK Airport Status
- There are no ground stops or delays at the moment.
Midday update
FOX 5 NY's Antwan Lewis has the story
How does wildfire smoke affect your health?
Wildfires cause 'unhealthy' NYC air quality
Canada is dealing with a series of intense wildfires that have spread from the western provinces to Quebec, with hundreds of forest fires burning. The smoke has traveled into the United States, resulting in a number of air quality alerts issued since May.
Wildfire smoke is a complex mixture of gases, particles, and water vapor that contains multiple pollutants that can get into the lungs and bloodstream.
There is no evidence of a safe level of exposure to some of the pollutants, meaning that smoke can impact your health even at very low levels.
Inhaling smoke from wildfires can cause headaches, sore and watery eyes, nose, throat, and sinus irritation, chest pains, heart palpitations and more.
Who should be careful?
Exposure to elevated fine particle pollution levels can affect the lungs and heart.
The air quality alerts caution "sensitive groups," a big category that includes children, older adults, and people with lung diseases, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
What to expect Wednesday
FOX 5 NY's Robert Moses has the story.
Kids, who often are encouraged to go out and play, "are more susceptible to smoke for a number of reasons," said Laura Kate Bender, the lung association's National Assistant Vice President, healthy air. "Their lungs are still developing, they breathe in more air per unit of body weight."
No one is immune.
What can you do for now?
It's a good time to put off that yard work and outdoor exercise. If you go out, consider wearing an N95 mask to reduce your exposure to pollutants.
Stay inside, keeping your doors, windows and fireplaces shut. It's recommended that you run the air conditioning on a recirculation setting.
When will conditions improve?
Canadian wildfire smoke envelops NYC
Almost all of New York state is under an air quality alert because of smoke from wildfires in Canada blowing into the area.
Conditions are expected to worsen Wednesday afternoon and evening and may not markedly improve for a couple of days.
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