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Wildfire Smoke, Heat Index Over 100 Prompt Air and Heat Advisories In Connecticut Wildfire Smoke, Heat Index Over 100 Prompt Air and Heat Advisories In Connecticut
Wildfire Smoke, Heat Index Over 100 Prompt Air and Heat Advisories In Connecticut Officials are urging residents to take precautions as wildfire smoke and extreme heat bring poor air quality and health risks to much of the tri-state region. The area is under multiple air quality and heat advisories through Wednesday, July 30. Air Quality Alerts in Effect On Sunday, July 27, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued Code Orange air quality alerts due to elevated levels of fine particulate pollution. These conditions can be especially harmful to people with heart or lung conditions, young ch…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Canadian Wildfire Smoke Drifting Into CT Triggering Alerts: Check Your Town's Index Canadian Wildfire Smoke Drifting Into CT Triggering Alerts: Check Your Town's Index
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Drifting Into CT Triggering Alerts: Check Your Town's Index With summer-like heat moving in, health officials have issued a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for much of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and the Philadelphia metro area on Wednesday, June 4 (scroll down to check your town's air quality index). The alerts, in effect from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., warn that ground-level ozone pollution could reach unhealthy levels for sensitive groups, including children, the elderly, and those with heart or lung disease, authorities in each state said. Click here to see today's air quality forecast. In New Jersey, the Department of Environmental Protection iss…

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by Cecilia Levine