MLB postpones games as wildfire smoke continues to wreak havoc on US sports (Photo by New York Yankees/Getty Images) New York Yankees/Getty Images NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 7: A general view of hazy conditions resulting from Canadian wildfires at Yankee Stadium before the game between the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees on June 7, 2023, in New York, New York. About 16,000 people left their homes during the height of the wildfire evacuations and about 4,100 remain evacuated. In a sign of improving conditions in Canada, most of the Halifax residents who were evacuated because of the wildfires will be allowed to return home Friday, Mayor Mike Savage said.The agency issued ground stops for Philadelphia and New York airports earlier in the day. The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday morning flights nationwide were delayed 34 minutes on average due to the conditions, with the maximum delay lasting an hour and 47 minutes.Officials are still seeing “unhealthy” levels everywhere, except in the Adirondacks, Hochul said, calling the air quality a “public health crisis.” Air quality remains poor across most of New York state, Gov.New York City could see “significant improvement” in visibility and air quality by Friday morning, Mayor Eric Adams said at a news conference Thursday morning.Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser has suspended several nonessential citywide services.
New York, Charlotte, Detroit, Indianapolis, Delaware and Rhode Island, as well as other areas, remain under air quality alerts. Air quality in New York and Philadelphia is still unhealthy but improving slightly from hazardous levels on Wednesday. Most of the Washington, DC, metro area is now experiencing hazardous air conditions.
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