HOW ARE YOU FARING DURING THE Canada WILDFIRES AND AIR POLLUTION CRISIS?

[meetkitty123]

To start with I sincerely lament the hardships Canada is facing.

I'm in the North East of the US. Without a doubt our troubles due to the wildfires are but a fraction of what Canada is undergoing. I feels so bad for their sufferings.

The pictures shown here are from my local area. We have had odd dry thunderstorms. Breathing the air feels like inhaling wood dust, shards of glass and metal shavings. The air pollution makes the eyes burn, your throat hurt, nausea and so much more. At work masks where handed out after some students passed out. I myself have been struggling to breathe and a few times I have seriously debated going to the hospital.

What honestly stops me from seeking medical help is knowing I would have to step outside and drive myself. Outside and in the car is worst than being in my home. The last I was in the car (a few hours ago) I had started to see black spots and I feared I was going to pass out. I'm going to do my best to stick it out at home

Well my fellow GaG mates how are you all faring?

Please (do your best to) stay well and be safe during these rough times.

[LiamSawyer]

I'm in the Toronto area a d until yesterday the smoke was pretty high and mostly causing hazy skies. I started to actually smell the wood smoke yesterday and heard of persons having to leave work due to stressful breathing. It's especially bad for those with asthma or other lung related problems, the elderly and pregnant women. The air quality index was 6 yesterday and is supposed to hit 9 today. We won't have the needed winds to help clear the smoke until Saturday. I understand NY State and Pennsylvania are affected snd it sounds like the smoke is lower in the atmosphere there. Thanks for your kind words I hope you and your son stay safe.

[PointTaken]

Here the winds have been kind. It's bad, and I can smell the smoke. The winds just carried the smoke straight south it seems to where New York is a thick cloud. I am waiting for it to be really thick to where I can't see since I'm close to Canada

[meetkitty123]

Well stay safe
I understand what things can be like for you. I'm about 5hrs away from Canada and less than that to NY city.

[PointTaken]

Same here. About 4.5 from Canada and just over 2 to NY city. You stay safe also.

[whirled_up_girl]

I'm in the upper Midwest and I defiantly can tell there is a difference in air quality. My mom has asthma and it's been really doing a number on her. I try to remind her that she might have to use her nebulizer or rescue in haler a bit more right now.

[Anemone978]

Well my sisters husband is fighting these fires with his team and many others... besides that it hasn't affected me at all. I live in Ontario.

[meetkitty123]

I glad to hear that.
I pray your brother in law and his crew stay safe. Goodness it must be strenuous for them.

[Jamie05rhs]

@Anemone978 God bless him.

[Naydyonov]

Here in Toronto, there was smoke for one day. It wasn't too bad, I think (I stayed home all day), I really only noticed the smell.
By yesterday morning, winds carried it away. I presume towards New York :o
What I can say is that it is surprisingly easy to figure out when wildfire smoke appears. Every time it has happened the last few years, I knew by looking at the sky. Google merely confirmed my suspicion. So, when the smoke was here, there was just some haze in the sky.

[meetkitty123]

I am glad to here from someone in the CA area. I am glad the conditions were not too bad for you. You made a smart move to stay home when you did.
I been coughing on and off all night here. I awoke to check the local school closings. My kids schools has put an optional attendance choice in effect. Any child who is kept home will be marked as an excused absence.
I will keep my son who is affected by this smoke home.
Unfortunately all local schools were kept open which entails staff will have to attend regardless of students absences.
Though if I become ill while at work I will go home.

[Naydyonov]

It's surprisingly to hear about how it has affected you. Either I didn't spend enough time outside (I really was only out for 20 seconds) or in New York it is much worse. I think it's worth keeping children home. A campfire creates smoke, but not too much is inhaled and it's diluted by fresh air. Right now, all the air in New York is being contaminated with smoke. So, the freshest air is the air at home (assuming your windows are sealed). Though, air conditioner will cause contamination over time as it blows some outdoor air inside.
Do you have asthma? Or are people generally becoming ill from equivalent exposure to what you're experiencing?

[RingOfFire]

North East US here too. Looks pretty much the same as where you are. Probably smells the same too. My cell pictures of the sun look exactly the same as that one.

Too bad it's not weed burning. At least we would have something to distract us.

Strangely, the first picture looks suspiciously like the high school I went to. I mean REALLY like it. NAHHHH... can't be. Too much coincidence.

[legalboxers]

NYC had the worst air quality on the planet. But the Right Wing Fox Noise folks brushed it off...
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/fox-news-wildfires_n_648194c9e4b025003edb8ae6# Fox News Hosts Have Most Predictable Response To New York Wildfire Smoke

[Sparkie460]

I canceled my job yesterday because I was supposed to do outside work. I walked outside and got hit with the smell. I brought my mail and the garbage pail in and I couldn't breathe. Stayed in all day. It was really bad and I'm on eastern long Island

[legalboxers]

was as bad on the forgotten boro.

[larry69]

Here in Texas we are in the clear. Lots of severe weather. I feel bad for Canada and the northeast USA

[Likes2drive]

It was really bad on Long Island New York. In fact, it was dark skies, I could barely see , the sun look like a red dot in the sky , and it was so hard to breathe, smelled like a campsite barbecue but I had to work outside all day.

[virtualwasp]

im in uk but i have an air purifier on 24/7 so im good thanks. sending thoughts to those in Canada

[Pinay_ako]

It’s been cloudy and chilly for June here. Not good

[humanearth]

Them photos look like they could have been taken in northern Wisconsin. Our air is just as Smokey

[Molly1997]

Yeah that’s how it’s been looking. Very Smokey and yellow

[Anonymous]

I'm faring reasonably well as I'm in Europe. We have our own issues over here for sure. But what's the deal with you North Americans that you seem to have no fucking clue how to practice forest management?

[MementoMori777]

I'm chillin, I think I'm good in florida

[meetkitty123]

Well that's good to hear

[MementoMori777]

thanks

[exitseven]

It hasn't effected me. I cannot imagine what Nova Scotia was like.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

I'm in Monongahela, Pennsylvania, and so far the air quality hasn't been to bed.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

@meetkitty123 ((Hugs)) I hope you feel better, and so far my air hasn't been too bad. Have a Goodnight/ Good Evening !!!

[Grond21]

I am pretty close to Washington DC, and it's amazing how dense the particulate matter in the air is.

[Spade_01]

I live in India so... Pollution is pretty common thing here.

[mommymommymommy]

Getting a new car this weekend, I believe.

Conservatives will blame "biden", right, republicucks?

[Wise4myage]

We've only experienced two bad smoke days from the fires, but that was a few weeks ago. It was worse a few years ago.

[Amur8711]

I am in western Pennsylvania and I didn't know the wildfires were going on until ladt night. I did notice the red moon the night before, and its been cold here and over cast. Now I understand why.

[DanielleB23]

hasn't been too bad here

[meetkitty123]

That's good to hear!