New England peeps, how's your Canadian dust storm?

[ch33zw1z]

Western MA here, just slightly yellow

Looks all clear here now

 

[Red Squirrel]

Better in my area now but the other day we were getting lot of smoke from the Quebec fires.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1664991533311963138

https://twitter.com/x/status/1665156612946796544

Was in the office that day too and it smelled like smoke even in the office since the hvac system brings fresh air. I use the word fresh very loosely here. I was starting to wonder if it would set off the fire system but it didn't.

 

[AdamK47]

Clearer in Columbus.

Went outside a few minutes ago. Still smells like Canada burning.

 

[dullard]

The reddish purple is as bad as the rating goes for the air quality index. The rest of the US has had this for weeks and no ATOT thread and no news about it. Then suddenly New England gets it and there is an ATOT thread and the news was all over it.

AirNow Fire and Smoke Map

This map shows fine particle pollution (PM2.5) from wildfires and other sources. It provides a public resource of information to best prepare and manage wildfire season. Developed in a joint partnership between the EPA and USFS.

fire.airnow.gov

 

[Zeze]

NY / NJ here.

Yesterday was pretty bad when I first noticed it. I woke up this AM thinking it's gone now. Well I was busy working then I just went outside.

Holy cow, it's WORSE. I don't get bothered by bad air quality often, but I felt a nasty smokiness in my lungs in that short period of 10 seconds.

 

[nakedfrog]

I was hoping it would rain. It's almost 11pm & my eyes still hurt so much I can't sleep lol.

People out here get a furnace filter and tape it to a box fan to act as a simple air cleaner.

 

[MrSquished]

Went out last night to Manhattan for a date. I should have worn a mask. Apparently at 10pm NYC had the worst air quality of any metro area in the world, even beating New Delhi.

I have multiple appointments today, but will be wearing my N95.

The world is burning.

 

[woodman1999]

Feel bad for the PSEG guys working outside my house right now in Northern NJ. It sucks something awful here.

 

[Kaido]

The reddish purple is as bad as the rating goes for the air quality index. The rest of the US has had this for weeks and no ATOT thread and no news about it. Then suddenly New England gets it and there is an ATOT thread and the news was all over it.

AirNow Fire and Smoke Map

This map shows fine particle pollution (PM2.5) from wildfires and other sources. It provides a public resource of information to best prepare and manage wildfire season. Developed in a joint partnership between the EPA and USFS.

fire.airnow.gov

That's because I live in the box here & I posted the thread 😘

 

[dank69]

First they send us their cold air and now this. We need to build a wall.

 

[dank69]

The reddish purple is as bad as the rating goes for the air quality index. The rest of the US has had this for weeks and no ATOT thread and no news about it. Then suddenly New England gets it and there is an ATOT thread and the news was all over it.

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AirNow Fire and Smoke Map

This map shows fine particle pollution (PM2.5) from wildfires and other sources. It provides a public resource of information to best prepare and manage wildfire season. Developed in a joint partnership between the EPA and USFS.

fire.airnow.gov

We pay big money to live in CT so we expect everything to be perfect or we're asking for a manager.

 

[sdifox]

Smoke Forecasts - FireSmoke.ca

firesmoke.ca

 

[sdifox]

We pay big money to live in CT so we expect everything to be perfect or we're asking for a manager.

CT is the Karen capital of NA

 

[PClark99]

Jersey Shore near Asbury Park and Belmar here. It’s pretty bad but not as bad as what NYC is getting.

Not New England. But we all are getting in on this gift.

 

[Captante]

suddenly New England gets it and there is an ATOT thread and the news was all over it.

That's because ONLY WE matter duh (!!) .... get with the program!

(perfectly sensible reaction... you plebs in flyover-country can suffer in silence!)

 

[dullard]

That's because ONLY WE matter duh (!!) .... get with the program!

(perfectly sensible reaction... you plebs in flyover-country can suffer in silence!)

Of course, I expected that from ATOT. But all the news organizations, all on the same day? And while I'm in fly-over country, even Seattle had it weeks ago. Fly over that country and you land in the ocean.

 

[Captante]

This being OT (not the bad place) I didn't feel the need to insert an /s .... but perhaps I was mistaken?

Not saying I seriously think its right, just saying it's hardly a surprise considering the "golden rule".



EDIT: And a virtual swat on the snout with a wet noodle for posting a Fox "news" story/pic! (don't promote those liars in any way)

 

[dullard]

This being OT (not the bad place) I didn't feel the need to insert an /s .... but perhaps I was mistaken?

Not saying I seriously think its right, just saying it's hardly a surprise considering the "golden rule".

No problem at all. I'm just staying off topic of the main topic.

The midwest is ~20% of the US population, but I'd estimate ~2% of the news coverage.

 

[nakedfrog]

Of course, I expected that from ATOT. But all the news organizations, all on the same day? And while I'm in fly-over country, even Seattle had it weeks ago. Fly over that country and you land in the ocean.

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Meanwhile, people in Seattle are posting memes like this. Wildfire/smoke season has rapidly become a thing we just kind of expect now.

 

[Captante]

I've actually been uncomfortably close to several big fires in the past so I've seen (substantially) worse smoke/air, but never on this scale.... you could drive for 10-15 minutes and be 95% out of it.

We've also had "smoke-conditions" on the entire east coast before but never this dense AND widespread at the same time.

 

[ch33zw1z]

Looks all clear here now

Ok so I left my house a few hours ago and there’s was a haze all around me, looks like it was thicker down in the town area

 

[Muadib]

Wife can't see two cars in front of her! I'm at home enjoying a bourbon and ATOT. I told her to go slow, and get here when she gets here.

 

[dainthomas]

Meanwhile, people in Seattle are posting memes like this. Wildfire/smoke season has rapidly become a thing we just kind of expect now.

Yeah, I think Portland even beat Seattle a couple years ago. I remember doing the old furnace filter/box fan trick and had to change it a couple times.

 

[Iron Woode]

Twelve 20-person US fire crews plus one IMT are helping out in Alberta, none is Quebec yet.

we have crews from Australia and New Zealand here in Canada, too.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Been crazy windy here so the skies are pretty much clear now. Guessing the wind is pushing all that south now.