ニューヨーク・タイムズさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ニューヨーク・タイムズInstagram)「The sky in New York City rapidly darkened on Wednesday afternoon, as a plume of smoke from Canadian wildfires that blotted out the sun in upstate New York approached the nation’s largest city, plunging Midtown Manhattan into a deep hazy orange, worsening air quality across the five boroughs and canceling some flights. For much of Wednesday, the air quality index in Syracuse surpassed 400, according to AirNow, which designates a reading above 100 as “unhealthy” to breathe and above 300 as “hazardous.” In Queens and the Bronx, the index had surpassed 200. As of 3:45 p.m., the New York City Air Quality Index had reached 392, even higher than the record set earlier today, according to the AirNow Index. New York City’s air quality would likely continue to worsen, according to Mike Hardiman, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. “It’s dropping southward pretty quickly,” he said. Speaking to reporters, Gov. Kathy Hochul called the worsening air quality in New York “an emergency crisis,” warning it could last several days: “People have to prepare for this over the long haul.” The air quality in New York remained the worst it had been since the 1960s, according to the city’s health commissioner, Ashwin Vasan. Much of New York State was under an air quality health advisory alert — indicating that the index was expected to surpass 100 — that was in effect until Wednesday night. Tap the link in our bio to read the latest on the wildfire smoke and to read about how to protect your health. Photo by @dave_sanders」6月8日 5時04分